LAW 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 53: Starbucks, Flight Attendant, Emulex
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Ex: use of tiger woods"s name or picture on website of a yacht company, w/out his permission, is appropriation, even if mr. woods actually owns one of the company"s yachts. Ex: the use of his likeness for the conniver screen saver program w/ the survivor logo was appropriation. Defamation in cyberspace: elements of defamation remain same in cyberspace. You must show that someone said/wrote something false that. The statement, written/oral, was published, heard, or read by. The defamation occuring in a chat room doesn"t change. 3. application of tort law: however, pervasive nature of internet could increase damages for defamation b/c of the large number of people who obtain the info quickly, Ex: mark s. jakob, a securities trader who lost ,000 in august. 2000 w/ poor trades in emulex, inc. , decided to correct his declining earnings trend by posting a false press release on internet that. Emulex"s earnings were overstated & that its ceo would resign.
