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freejazzyesterday at 5:02 PM1 replyview on HN

A human's own likeness is not copyrightable. Hard to take posts about copyright doctrine seriously when they are premised on complete misunderstanding.


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wang_liyesterday at 5:36 PM

There is a legally protected right of publicity. You cannot take someone's likeness and use it for your advertising campaign/movie/endorsement without their permission.

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