Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change v. American Heritage Products
Supreme Court of Georgia
296 S.E.2d 697 (Ga. 1982)
Relevant factsFree
American Heritage Products (defendant) marketed and sold a plastic bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a funeral accessory after the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change (plaintiff) declined AHP's request to collaborate on producing and selling the busts. After seeing advertisements for the product, the Center sued for an injunction, arguing the sale violated Dr. King's right of publicity.
IssueFree
Whether an individual's right of publicity survives the individual's death even if he or she did not take economic advantage of the right during his or her lifetime.