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9 Feb 2016, 12:43 pm by Venkat Balasubramani
Yet, we have seen plenty of other publicity rights cases where the court stretches to find the plaintiff identifiable without the use of any of those attributes, such as the Vanna White v. [read post]
7 Feb 2016, 9:00 am by John W. Mashni
Vanna White successfully sued Samsung for placing a dressed up, metallic robot next to a Wheel of Fortune style letter board. [read post]
17 Oct 2015, 8:47 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Right of Publicity WorkshopYale Law SchoolInformation Society ProjectAbrams Institute for Freedom of Expression Chatham House rules apparently allow me to disclose my own participation, but not that of others, so I’ll just take some notes on whatever catches my ear. [read post]
13 Apr 2015, 10:10 am by Scott Plamondon
Barry’s “celebrity” image, there are several distinct differences between Vanna White and Mr. [read post]
15 Aug 2014, 7:43 am
Samsung had created a robot with a wig, gown and jewellery suggestive of Vanna White. [read post]
23 Jan 2014, 7:11 am by Ben
Critics say that judges sided with film studios in the early 1980s when the studios sued Sony for infringing their copyrights by selling the Betamax video recorders (the Supreme Court reversed that decision), and a majority sided with "Wheel of Fortune" TV personality Vanna White when she claimed her "right to publicity" had been violated by a commercial spoof featuring a robot with a blond wig who stood next to big block letters. [read post]
5 Aug 2013, 10:25 am by Eric
In a notorious case, game show hostess Vanna White sued Samsung for an advertisement that depicted a robot in a blonde wig and evening gown, turning letters on a Wheel-of-Fortune game board. [read post]
26 Aug 2012, 11:55 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
No, I don’t have the flash and panache of Vanna White during theme weeks on Wheel of Fortune. [read post]
31 Jul 2012, 6:29 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Unlike Vanna White and Samsung videocassette recorders or Bette Midler and Ford cars, there is an obvious connection between Arenas and BWLA. [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 10:40 am by Buce
  Couldn't we raise the general level of beatitude if we hired an apprentice Vanna White to highlight the bullet paragraphs as John proceeds through what he calls his "Socratic monologue? [read post]
16 Apr 2012, 11:54 am by Rebecca Tushnet
  Celebrity always wins ad cases, even allusion or poking fun: Vanna White is the classic case. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 7:36 pm by David Oscar Markus
Bratz; the I'm a Barbie Girl song; Vanna White; Platoon; Cheers; Gay Olympic games; New Kids on the Block; and the Streisand effect... just to name a few.Here are a few pictures from the extremely engaging talk, including yours truly with the good judge and Professor Ricardo Bascuas. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 9:41 am by admin
  In the famous 1992 “Vanna White case”, Ms. [read post]
20 Jan 2012, 11:53 am by propertyprof
We discussed the common law right of publicity today in class, particularly the 1993 9th Circuit Vanna White v. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 8:32 am by Walter Olson
” [ABA Journal] Tags: lawyers, politics, Wisconsin Related posts Wisconsin’s “Vanna White veto” (0) Wisconsin Supreme Court follies: Heikkinen v. [read post]
7 Nov 2011, 5:44 am by Walter Olson
[Rick Esenberg] Tags: attorneys' fees, Wisconsin Related posts Your Prisoner Sex Change Update (17) Wisconsin: a frisky-union vignette (1) Wisconsin’s “Vanna White veto” (0) Wisconsin Supreme Court follies: Heikkinen v. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 12:54 pm by Melanie Perez
One such case was when Vanna White sued Samsung Electronics for using a look-alike in a television commercial. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 6:24 am by Drew Boortz
  The robot looked nothing like Vanna, but the act of turning the letters was so synonymous with Vanna White that the link between the two was clear. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 11:31 am by William McGeveran
(I’d say the infamous decision favoring Vanna White in connection with a parody ad using a clearly robotic Vanna White was mistaken for this reason.) [read post]