Right of Publicity
TikTok Allows Use of Others’ Likenesses, Voices, Content Class Action
TikTok, Inc. runs the TikTok social media platform where users can post videos and gain a following, but they can also advertise and make money. However, the complaint alleges that TikTok violates the Right to Publicity laws, because, it claims, it permits users to pirate the images, voices, and content of others to sell counterfeit Read more
Whitepages Right of Publicity Illinois and Ohio Settlement
Whitepages, Inc. is settling a class action alleging it violated the Illinois Right of Publicity Act and Ohio Revised Code § 2741.01 regarding its directory and people-search services. The company permits free initial searches that it uses to sell subscriptions, and the complaint alleged it uses individuals’ names, ages, contact information, likenesses, and other information Read more
Seamless Contacts Commercial Use of Private Information Illinois Class Action
Seamless Contacts, Inc. offers subscriptions to information, primarily intended for salespeople and marketers. But the complaint for this class action alleges that Seamless uses the identies of people who are not connected with it to sell its subscriptions and that it sells personal information without the consent of the persons involved. The complaint asserts, “Illinois Read more
D&B Hoovers Promotions with Individuals’ Information California Class Action
D&B Hoovers is a website and database offered by Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. to which people can buy subscriptions. The complaint for this class action alleges that the company uses the names, personal information, and personas of individuals to promote paid subscriptions to the website, without the consent of those individuals, and in violation Read more
Meredith Sale of Magazine Subscriber Information California Class Action
California’s Right of Publicity Law (CRPL) gives individuals control over the use of their names and likenesses. The complaint for this class action alleges that Meredith Corporation, a publishing company, violates this law when it sells its subscribers’ “names and likenesses, along with other highly sensitive personal information…” It sells this information to parties like Read more
Hearst Sale of Magazine Subscriber Information California Class Action
Hearst Communications, Inc. sells mailing lists that this class action alleges contain subscribers’ “names and likenesses, along with other highly sensitive personal information…” It sells this information to parties like data aggregators, list brokers, and “aggressive marketing companies,” says the complaint. The complaint calls this a monetization of subscribers’ names and likenesses, which violates California’s Read more
