by Laverne Berry, Esq. | Jun 6, 2018 | Life Rights
In March of 2010, Master Sgt. Jeffrey S. Sarver sued the makers of the film The Hurt Locker, alleging the movie was based on his life without his consent, thus misappropriating his likeness, infringing his rights of publicity, and cheating him out of participating in...
by Laverne Berry, Esq. | Oct 18, 2012 | Life Rights
No one owns their life story. Personal facts, historical events, names, ideas and themes cannot be copyrighted. So, for a producer wanting to tell the story, in any medium, of someone either living or dead, it is not necessary to acquire life rights to their story in...
