The celebrity’s right to autonomous self-definition and false endorsements: Arguing the case for a right of publicity in the Philippines

With the Philippines being the top country in terms of social media usage, social media platforms have expanded opportunities for celebrities to profit from their fame. Despite the pervasiveness of celebrity culture in the country and the increasing number of unauthorised celebrity advertisements in...

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Main Author: Razon, Arvin Kristopher A.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-107532023-12-02T06:16:27Z The celebrity’s right to autonomous self-definition and false endorsements: Arguing the case for a right of publicity in the Philippines Razon, Arvin Kristopher A. With the Philippines being the top country in terms of social media usage, social media platforms have expanded opportunities for celebrities to profit from their fame. Despite the pervasiveness of celebrity culture in the country and the increasing number of unauthorised celebrity advertisements in such platforms, the right of publicity does not explicitly exist in Philippine law. This paper explains that the lack of an explicit statute-based right of publicity does not mean that it does not exist in common law or other statutory law. Centred on the minimalist path of law reform, the paper argues that the existing right to privacy in Philippine law can justify a right to publicity, anchored on the right to protect unwarranted publicity about oneself regardless of one’s status in the public eye, as well as on the right to autonomous self-definition. The illustrative cases in this paper evidence the hurt feelings celebrities suffer from unwanted publicity. A publicity right also exists as a property right under local intellectual property laws on unfair competition. 2020-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11351 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Indorsements—Philippines Internet personalities—Legal status, laws, etc.—Philippines Privacy Law
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
topic Indorsements—Philippines
Internet personalities—Legal status, laws, etc.—Philippines
Privacy Law
spellingShingle Indorsements—Philippines
Internet personalities—Legal status, laws, etc.—Philippines
Privacy Law
Razon, Arvin Kristopher A.
The celebrity’s right to autonomous self-definition and false endorsements: Arguing the case for a right of publicity in the Philippines
description With the Philippines being the top country in terms of social media usage, social media platforms have expanded opportunities for celebrities to profit from their fame. Despite the pervasiveness of celebrity culture in the country and the increasing number of unauthorised celebrity advertisements in such platforms, the right of publicity does not explicitly exist in Philippine law. This paper explains that the lack of an explicit statute-based right of publicity does not mean that it does not exist in common law or other statutory law. Centred on the minimalist path of law reform, the paper argues that the existing right to privacy in Philippine law can justify a right to publicity, anchored on the right to protect unwarranted publicity about oneself regardless of one’s status in the public eye, as well as on the right to autonomous self-definition. The illustrative cases in this paper evidence the hurt feelings celebrities suffer from unwanted publicity. A publicity right also exists as a property right under local intellectual property laws on unfair competition.
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author Razon, Arvin Kristopher A.
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author_sort Razon, Arvin Kristopher A.
title The celebrity’s right to autonomous self-definition and false endorsements: Arguing the case for a right of publicity in the Philippines
title_short The celebrity’s right to autonomous self-definition and false endorsements: Arguing the case for a right of publicity in the Philippines
title_full The celebrity’s right to autonomous self-definition and false endorsements: Arguing the case for a right of publicity in the Philippines
title_fullStr The celebrity’s right to autonomous self-definition and false endorsements: Arguing the case for a right of publicity in the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed The celebrity’s right to autonomous self-definition and false endorsements: Arguing the case for a right of publicity in the Philippines
title_sort celebrity’s right to autonomous self-definition and false endorsements: arguing the case for a right of publicity in the philippines
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