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11 Jul 2016, 9:30 am by Rebecca Tushnet
”  (But it’s plausible that consumers would think that Vanna White endorsed Samsung because a letter-turning blonde robot appeared in its ads?) [read post]
2 Nov 2007, 10:06 pm
In which the attractive principle behind the line-item veto goes deeply, seriously wrong (Althouse, Oct. 30). [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]
27 May 2016, 3:48 am
 In this case, Wheel of Fortune presenter Vanna White claimed that Samsung had infringed her right of publicity by creating an advertisement featuring a robot, wearing a dress, standing next to a replica of the ‘Wheel of Fortune’ board. [read post]
23 Feb 2011, 7:37 am by Walter Olson
Levine (20) Wisconsin’s “Vanna White veto” (0) Wisconsin Supreme Court follies: Heikkinen v. [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]
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]
6 Jan 2017, 8:02 am by Chris Castle
Another case along these lines that involved the misappropriation of a celebrity’s persona was brought by the Wheel of Fortune personality Vanna White (White v. [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]
31 Jan 2019, 6:30 am by Jessica Gutierrez Alm
The Vanna White case also included a Lanham Act unfair competition claim. [read post]
1 Sep 2016, 2:57 pm by Eugene Volokh
(Contrast with this the California right of publicity, which the Ninth Circuit federal appeals court held bars the use of a robot that wore hair and jewelry reminiscent of Vanna White and was posed in front of a “Wheel of Fortune”-like game board.) [read post]
20 Sep 2021, 11:32 am by Eugene Volokh
Examples of well-plead endorsement include imitating Tom Waits's distinctive voice to sell Doritos and using a robot Vanna White to sell VCRs. [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]
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]
6 Jul 2010, 8:18 am
And of course, let's not forget that horrific turn of events when somebody tried to cash in by turning Vanna White into a robot.We're okay. [read post]
23 Jun 2008, 2:21 pm
I will be doing my Vanna White hostess impression! [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 1:40 pm by Danielle Ulman
” Playing the role of Vanna White, Battaglia (pronounced the Italian way, with no hard “g” sound as she informed the crowd) showed off towels and mugs stamped “Smarter Than A Law Clerk. [read post]
15 Feb 2011, 7:06 am by pfriedman
Why is Vanna White’s right to exclusive for-profit use of her persona–a persona that might not even be her own creation, but that of a writer, director or producer–superior to Samsung’s right to profit by creating its own inventions? [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]
4 Apr 2008, 5:40 am
Vanna White claims property in highly gendered attributes: blonde hair, jewelry, hostess role. [read post]