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