When a Judge Talks About a Transformative Use in a Right-To-Publicity

question 24

Multiple Choice

When a judge talks about a transformative use in a right-to-publicity case,the judge is referring to

• A)using the plaintiff's likeness in a product the defendant can sell
• B)transforming a right to privacy claim into a claim for the right to publicity
• C)a use that takes a person who is a celebrity in one field and transforms that celebrity to another field,such as making a musician into a TV actor
• D)a use that is not a literal reproduction of the plaintiff's likeness,but a use in which the defendant has added a creative element to the likeness,such as making it a parody of the likeness

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