Doe v. TCI Cablevision

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• holding that it is appropriate to \weigh the state's interest in protecting a plaintiff's property right to the commercial value of his or her name and identity against the defendant's right to free speech\
• holding that when a plaintiff's name and identity are used without intent to obtain a commercial advantage but where they are used for some other purpose, the use is incidental and does not violate the right of publicity
• stating that “the name used by the defendant must be understood by the audience as referring to the plaintiff’
• citation Defendant’s argument regarding her EPA claim related to Molina, Plaintiff tacitly conceded that claim. Satcher v. Univ. of Ark. at Pine Bluff Bd. of Trs., 558 F.3d 731, 735 (8th Cir. 2009). omitted
• identifying emotional distress as a type of damage

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