In today's Arkansas Democrat Gazette an article on the front page of the B section will be a great lesson for your students regarding misappropriation. Typically, we think of this form of libel (it's actually a tort under the libel umbrella) relating only to celebrities; however, misappropriation can occur with private citizens and local public figures. Judge Karen Baker's request for a fashion designer to cease using her image in an advertisement is an example. Here are the online links:
Original Karen Baker article
Today's link...
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