{"id":1180,"date":"2015-03-31T17:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:17:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:17:47","slug":"robin-williams-publicity-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/2015\/03\/robin-williams-publicity-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Robin Williams&#8217; Publicity Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Williams&#8217;\u00a0family continues to mourn his passing, an interesting twist in the division of Williams&#8217; property arose on Monday according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/thr-esq\/robin-williams-restricted-exploitation-his-785292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. In addition to providing for the distribution of his personal property, Robin Williams also establishes how his image may be used after his death. More specifically, the Robin Williams Trust gave the rights to his likeness, name, signature, and photographs to the Windfall Foundation, a charitable organization\u00a0Williams\u00a0created. The Trust also states that his right of publicity will be protected for 25 years after his passing&#8211;which prevents the use of his image in advertisements or holograms for\u00a0films and television shows. Furthermore, the Trust also seeks a\u00a0charitable tax dedcution. Therefore, it sets forth that if such a deduction cannot be acquired with the Windfall Foundation, Williams&#8217;\u00a0right of publicity will pass to another charity that is eligible for such a deduction (i.e. Make-a-Wish). With the development of new technologies appropriating celebrities&#8217; personas in films and other media after their death, more stars\u00a0may follow William&#8217;s lead. Robin Williams was always on the cutting edge of his field&#8211;therefore, there is no other way for him to leave public stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Williams&#8217;\u00a0family continues to mourn his passing, an interesting twist in the division of Williams&#8217; property arose on Monday according to the Hollywood Reporter. In addition to providing for the distribution of his personal property, Robin Williams also establishes how his image may be used after his death. More specifically, the Robin Williams Trust gave 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