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The New York state Legislature is considering measures that would expand the state’s “right to publicity” protections, which if passed, critics say, would curtail free speech and open media companies up to additional lawsuits.
As it stands now, New York’s right to publicity, which is couched in the state’s right to privacy statutes, prohibits a person’s name, identity or likeness from being used for commercial or trade purposes.
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