{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-391.170","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 391.170","heading":"Commercial rights to use of names and likenesses of public figures.","body":"(1) The General Assembly recognizes that a person has property rights in his name and\nlikeness which are entitled to protection from commercial exploitation.  The\nGeneral Assembly further recognizes that although the traditional right of privacy\nterminates upon death of the person asserting it, the right of publicity, which is a\nright of protection from appropriation of some element of an individual's\npersonality for commercial exploitation, does not terminate upon death.\n(2) The name or likeness of a person wh o is a public figure shall not be used for\ncommercial profit for a period of fifty (50) years from the date of his death without\nthe written consent of the executor or administrator of his estate.","path":["KRS Chapter 391"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=36149","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:23Z","sha256":"050bf27f7f6fe6815deafb97c4bbbe4480257122ec7363df2afe576540775435","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-391.160","next":"us-ky/krs-391.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}