http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/chuck-yeager-publicity-rights-suits-contd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chuck-yeager-publicity-rights-suits-contd Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 17:39:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/chuck-yeager-publicity-rights-suits-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-81050 James Malone Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:34:54 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15253#comment-81050 Chuck Yeager now joins junket "scientist" John Glenn in my pantheon of unappreciative, ego-maniacal ex-heroes. Chuck Yeager now joins junket “scientist” John Glenn in my pantheon of unappreciative, ego-maniacal ex-heroes.

]]> http://overlawyered.com/2009/12/chuck-yeager-publicity-rights-suits-contd/comment-page-1/#comment-81015 nevins Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:17:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=15253#comment-81015 Sounds like Mr. Yeager is looking for a creative way to control the rights to the use of his image/likeness for either later sale or as a means of protecting his public image (which of course the best way to do this is just not screw around; just ask Tiger). However, his notariety is largely gained from his work as a public employee in the armed forces, the bulk of his "historic achievement" is itself in the public domain, since it is no longer classified. Sounds like Mr. Yeager is looking for a creative way to control the rights to the use of his image/likeness for either later sale or as a means of protecting his public image (which of course the best way to do this is just not screw around; just ask Tiger).
However, his notariety is largely gained from his work as a public employee in the armed forces, the bulk of his “historic achievement” is itself in the public domain, since it is no longer classified.

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