Legal Opinion
ML KING, JR. CENTER v. Am. Heritage Prod.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 28, 1982No. 38748PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Presiding Justice.
These are certified questions regarding the “right of publicity.” The certification comes from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Code Ann. § 24-3902; see Miree v. United States of America, 242 Ga. 126, 131-133 (249 SE2d 573) (1978). The facts upon which the questions arise are as follows:1
The plaintiffs are the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change (the Center),2 Coretta Scott King, as administratrix of Dr. King’s estate, and Motown Record Corporation, the assignee of the rights to several of Dr. King’s copyrighted speeches.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pavesich v. New England Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Lugosi v. Universal PicturesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Cabaniss v. HipsleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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3Cited by39 opinions
- The University of Notre Dame Du Lac v. J.C. Gourmet Food Imports Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Luther Haynes and Dorothy Haynes v. Alfred A. Knopf, Incorporated, and Nicholas LemannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Bullard v. MRA Holding, LLCSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Gignilliat v. Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis, L.L.P.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
- Seki v. Groupon, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
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