Question

If a defendant makes an untrue statement of fact about the plaintiff and the statement was intentionally or accidentally published to a third party, the defendant is held liable for misappropriation of the right to publicity.
True or False

Answer 1

If a defendant makes an untrue statement of fact about the plaintiff and the statement was intentionally or accidentally published to a third party, the defendant is held liable for misappropriation of the right to publicity-The STATEMENT HOLDS FALSE

Explanation:

The right of publicity is violated when the unauthorized commercial use of a plaintiff's identity occurs.

A commercial use occurs when the defendant offers the plaintiff's identity to promote the sale of products, services, or fundraising.

The statement stated in the question stands false because

• The defendant has not made any unauthorized use of the Plaintiff identity.
• No promotion of sale of any product ore services or any fundraising activity is mentioned in the question

Hence ,the Statement hold's False