Rights & Ethics
Posthumous rights period
Extended right of publicity protection after death.
Definition
The Act extends protection of an individual's name, likeness, voice, and image for ten years after death; thereafter the property right continues only if commercially exploited, and it terminates after two years of non-use.
Related Terms
Posthumous right of publicity
Exclusive publicity rights for ten years after death....
Deceased personality
An individual whose persona has commercial value at or because of death....
Personality
Deceased person with commercially valuable persona at death...
Commercial exploitation
Commercial availability of works identifying an individual's persona....
Voice
An individual's authentic or simulated vocal identity....