Legal Opinion
Thais Cardoso Almeida v. Amazon.com, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 18, 2006No. 04-15341, 04-15561PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RESTANI, Judge:
Thais Cardoso Almeida brought this action against Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”) for displaying her image on its websites in furtherance of its sale of the book Anjos Proibidos. Almeida asserted claims against Amazon pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 540.08 (West 2006), for civil theft pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 772.11 (West 2006), and under Florida’s common law doctrine of invasion of privacy. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Amazon as to all of Almeida’s claims. The district court held that Almeida’s right of publicity claim under § 540.08 and common law is preempted…
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