Unauthorized use of name, picture, voice, or likeness (statutory right of privacy and publicity)

VA right of publicity
active

Virginia's only statutory privacy tort: a person, or a deceased person's spouse or next of kin, may sue to stop and recover damages for the use of their name, portrait, picture, voice, or likeness for advertising or trade without written consent (a parent's consent for minors).

Jurisdiction

Virginia

Jurisdiction Type

state

Country

United States

Enforcing Authority

Private civil action

Fines Under This Regulation

0

Total Fine Amount (USD)

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