Texas Property Code

§ 26.011 — UNAUTHORIZED USES

PR § 26.011Title 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES · Ch. 26. USE OF A DECEASED INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, VOICE, SIGNATURE, PHOTOGRAPH, OR LIKENESS

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Except as provided by Section 26.012, a person may not use, without the written consent of a person who may exercise the property right, a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in any manner, including:

(1)in connection with products, merchandise, or goods; or

(2)for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the purchase of products, merchandise, goods, or services.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 152, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.