Texas Property Code

§ 26.012 — PERMITTED USES

PR § 26.012Title 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES · Ch. 26. USE OF A DECEASED INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, VOICE, SIGNATURE, PHOTOGRAPH, OR LIKENESS

(a)A person may use a deceased individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in:

(1)a play, book, film, radio program, or television program;

(2)a magazine or newspaper article;

(3)material that is primarily of political or newsworthy value;

(4)single and original works of fine art; or

(5)an advertisement or commercial announcement concerning a use under this subsection.

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Legislative history

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