Frank Dennison Is a Well-Known Professional Basketball Player

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Essay

Frank Dennison is a well-known professional basketball player. One day while watching television he sees an advertisement for a car dealership that features a cartoon character who resembles Frank and is wearing a basketball uniform that is the same color as his team's uniform. Additionally,another character in the ad refers to the character as "Frankie D." If you were an attorney representing Frank Dennison in a lawsuit against the company that made this advertisement,how would you argue that the advertisements violates your client's right to publicity.​

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