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Article: Of Privacy and Publicity: Symbiotic Rights (or Wellspring of Obfuscation)

Jeffrey L Carson and Trace Brooks recently published an article, Of Privacy and Publicity: Symbiotic Rights (or Wellspring of Obfuscation), 48 ACTEC L.J. [13], 2023. Provided below is an introduction to the Article:

This Article discusses the relationship between the rights of privacy and publicity. After reviewing the historical development of the law of privacy and publicity and the areas where privacy and publicity overlap and create a valuable, potentially descendible property right, they propose a planning strategy that can allow practitioners to help their clients preserve their commercially valuable publicity rights by utilizing Tennessee trust law.