Legal Opinion
Eastwood v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 1, 1983No. Civ. 67746PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THOMPSON, J.
In this proceeding in mandate, 1 we in this proceeding in mandate, 1 weinquire into the propriety of the respondent court’s ruling sustaining without leave to amend the general demurrer of the real party in interest, National Enquirer, Inc. (Enquirer), to the second cause of action of the complaint of petitioner, Clint Eastwood (Eastwood), for commercial appropriation of the right of publicity. We consider whether the unauthorized use of a celebrity’s name, photograph, or likeness on the cover of a publication and in related telecast advertisements, in connection with a…
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