Legal Question in Entertainment Law in California

mention name

Hello,

If I sell a small game that has a

cartoon character that mentions a

name like ''Donald Trump'' or just

''Trump'', is that something i can get

sued for?


Asked on 5/23/09, 3:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Gordon Firemark Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark

Re: mention name

This is a tricky situation. Merely mentioning a person's name is not USUALLY a problem, but if the use of the name is done to sell a product or service, or somehow disparages the person to whom you're referring, you may have other problems.

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Answered on 6/05/09, 5:44 pm


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