Plaintiffs object to the use of their names and yearbook photos without permission to sell subscriptions to Ancestry's database. A San Francisco judge shut down a class action brought under California's publicity right law, but a Nevada judge disagreed and has let a parallel action move forward under Nevada's publicity law.
October 11, 2021 at 04:40 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The Recorder
Brett Kavanaugh and Gloria Navarro have breathed new life into a class action campaign against Ancestry.com over the use of names and childhood photographs in digital marketing.
Justice Kavanaugh authored a 5-4 decision last summer that clarified standing in class actions, and Judge Navarro, of the U.S. District Court in Nevada, cited it last month in refusing to dismiss a case that invokes the Nevada Right of Publicity Act.
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