Legal Question in Business Law in California

Selling Art

I am an artist and I paint portraits of

different celebrities from photos I

find. I would like to start selling my

art of these celebs. I was wondering

if the is any legal problems i could

run into from selling these paintings

if they are paintings of celebrities?


Asked on 9/22/08, 2:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: Selling Art

Celebrities have the right to control the use of their likenesses. There are limits to this right, but those limits would not be an issue here. Selling paintings of them for a profit without their permission would violate those rights. You would be civilly liable to each celebrity whose portrait you sold, and your liability would exceed the purchase price of the paintings.

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Answered on 9/22/08, 2:52 pm


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