Legal Opinion
Dorothy Ruth Pirone, Julia Ruth Stevens, Babe Ruth League, Incorporated and Curtis Management Group, Incorporated v. MacMillan Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 29, 1990No. 461, Docket 89-7750PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
For almost a century and a half, baseball has been central to our common American heritage. The “National Pastime” has become a part of the national character and, to an extent, it belongs to all of us. Baseball’s great players are public icons. But, to varying degrees, their names and pictures are also valuable commodities owned by persons anxious to prevent any unauthorized use of their property. This case forces us to assay the extent to which the name and likeness of George Herman “Babe” Ruth is such a protectible commodity.
Babe Ruth hardly needs an…
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