Ben Laney, ‘Bringing the Dead Back to Life: Preparing the Estate for a Post-Mortem Acting Role’

ABSTRACT
Computer generated imagery (CGI) now has the ability to accurately recreate deceased actors and actresses for movie roles long after their death. This student comment examines how the right to publicity gives an actor the ability to protect their postmortem persona rights beyond their death using estate planning techniques.

Laney, Ben, Bringing the Dead Back to Life: Preparing the Estate for a Post-Mortem Acting Role (February 7, 2020). Texas Tech University School of Law Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal, volume XII, book 2.

First posted 2020-06-11 06:09:21

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