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NY A07295
Bill
Status
3/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tony Simone
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AI Summary
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Extends the post-mortem right of publicity from 40 years to 70 years after a deceased personality's death
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Expands protected attributes to include "substantially similar imitations" of a deceased person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, in addition to the actual attributes
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Applies liability to unauthorized commercial use of deceased personalities' attributes on products, merchandise, advertising, or sales solicitations
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Makes the expanded protections applicable retroactively to individuals who died before the law's effective date, not just those who died on or after it
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Takes effect immediately upon becoming law
Legislative Description
Expands the right of publicity to seventy years following the death of a deceased personality; makes the provisions of such section granting a right of publicity applicable to all deceased persons until the end of such 70 year period.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026