Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Social Change, Inc. v. American Heritage Products, Inc.

In our previous consideration of this case, The Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Social Change, Inc. v. American Heritage Products, Inc., No. 81-7264 (11th Cir., Apr. 1, 1982), we certified the following questions to the Supreme Court of Georgia pursuant to Georgia Code Annotated § 24-3902 permitting such procedure:(1) Is the “right to publicity” recognized in Georgia as a right distinct from the right to privacy?(2) If the answer to question (1) is affirmative, does the “right to publicity” survive the death of its owner? Specifically, is the right inheritable and devisable?(3) If the…