Right of Publicity (Rothman)
Faculty
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| Jennifer E. Rothman Nicholas F. Gallicchio Professor of Law rothmj@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Drafting Legal Documents
Expository Writing
Other Professional Skills:
Grading
40% Participation,
50% Paper,
10% Other (The final oral arguments before a panel of three judges, including the instructor, will constitute 10% of the grade. Please also note that the first draft will be worth 30% of the grade and the revised draft 20%.)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- If you are absent, due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can ask for volunteers among your classmates to share their notes with you.
- When you are better, please make an appointment to meet with me and I will review/answer questions about what you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
T 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Silverman Hall 147
Category
Seminar
Credits
3.0
This seminar will give students an in-depth grounding in right of publicity law, tracing the evolution of the right from its privacy law origins to its current status as a quasi-property right. The seminar will explore open questions in the area of publicity law, such as whether the right survives death, applies only to celebrities, and if and when it conflicts with federal intellectual property laws and the First Amendment. The main writing project will be briefing an appeal in a right of publicity case, which will be done with partners, and revisions will be expected. Students are expected to make oral arguments and presentations in class.
Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Skills Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the individual course skill; Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement feedback; Demonstrate an understanding of how and when the individual course skill is employed in practice.
Constitutional Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of constitutional law; Perform legal analysis in the context of constitutional law; Communicate effectively on topics related to constitutional law; Demonstrate an understanding of constitutional law affects other areas of law.
Intellectual Property and Technology Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of intellectual property law; Perform legal analysis in the context of intellectual property law; Communicate effectively on topics related to intellectual property; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between technology and intellectual property, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Textbooks
"The Right of Publicity" by Jennifer Rothman |