Marie Victoire Wickers

Marie Victoire Wickers

August 01, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words ... But Not Dollars

New York's Appellate Division, Second Department recently affirmed a Supreme Court decision regarding the commercial use of a person's image without written consent. The case, Barbetta v. NBCUniversal Media, is of particular interest in today's social media-saturated environment and it highlights New York laws regarding the commercial use of another person's image without prior written consent.

By Carla Varriale-Barker and Marie-Victoire Wickers

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