Molina v. Phoenix Sound Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*596Plaintiffs first cause of action alleges that, for the purposes of advertising its adult nightclub, defendant Phoenix Sound Inc., doing business as Sound Factory, had, without plaintiffs consent, widely disseminated and distributed flyers containing a picture of her. She alleges that, because she never consented to this use of her image, it violates Civil Rights Law §§ 50 and 51. These two sections create a cause of action in favor of “[a]ny person whose name, portrait, picture or voice is used within this state for advertising purposes or for the purposes of trade without * * * written…
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