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Groundbreaking New Image Rights Legislation To Bring Stars Out In Guernsey - Part 2
6 July 2012
Guernsey is set to beat all the world’s other jurisdictions in overhauling its intellectual property regime to better protect the image rights of high-profile individuals like sports and media stars. For the first part of this feature, click here . Rights into perpetuity Elaine Gray, counsel at Carey Olsen, touches on another way in which the new law promises to boost business among Guernsey’s financial and legal professions: succession planning.
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Groundbreaking New Image Rights Legislation To Bring Stars Out In Guernsey - Part 1
5 July 2012
Guernsey is set to beat all the world’s other jurisdictions in overhauling its intellectual property regime to better protect the image rights of high-profile individuals like sports and media stars. A ground-breaking, yet relatively unknown piece of new legislation is set to put Guernsey firmly on the celebrity radar, making the island a top jurisdiction for sports, media and entertainment stars looking to protect their image rights . Several jurisdictions are said to be looking to sharpen up their intellectual property regimes to take better account of today’s celebrity-mad, advertising-driven culture.
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