Paul J Cook
- Republican
Author
Existing law establishes a cause of action for damages on behalf of specified injured parties for the unauthorized use of a deceased personality's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness for commercial purposes within 70 years of the personality's death, except as specified. Existing law defines "deceased personality" for purposes of these provisions as any natural person whose name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness has commercial value at the time of his or her death, whether or not during the lifetime of that natural person the person used his or her name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness on or in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, or solicitation of purchase of, products, merchandise, goods, or services. This bill would expand that definition of "deceased personality" for purposes of these provisions to include any natural person whose name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness has commercial value either at the time of his or her death, or because of his or her death. The bill would provide that its provisions are severable.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 20, Statutes of 2010.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4973.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after May 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3381.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.
In Senate. Held at Desk.
Ordered returned to Senate.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 2291.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 986.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 14).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB585 | HTML |
| 02/25/09 - Introduced | |
| 09/03/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/21/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/04/10 - Enrolled | |
| 05/17/10 - Chaptered |
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