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By Stan Soocher
December 28, 2010

RIGHT OF PUBLICITY/EXPERT WITNESSES

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit decided that a right-of-publicity plaintiff's damages under Florida law should be based on the defendant's usage, rather than sales, data. Ji v. Bose Corp., 09-2341. Model Ting Ji sued in Florida federal court over use, on Bose home-entertainment-system packaging and promotion, of a photo in which she appeared. After Bose had the case transferred to the District of Massachusetts, where the company is based, the district court dismissed Ji's false endorsement claim under the Lanham Act. Following a trial, the jury found Bose violated Ji's right of publicity and privacy rights, but awarded her $10,000, rather then the $2 million she sought.

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