PETA, Michelle Obama, and Rights of Publicity

Courtesy Photo Business News & Forum  Wed, 01/06/2010 - 00:21

When does "saluting" women in an ad become an endorsement? When the anti-war groups used an image of Gen. Petraeus in their ad (here ) being critical, was that fair to do without his permission?

How about an and that is positive, saying "Fur-Free and Fabulous!" and directing people to the PETA website to "Read all about it"?

It doesn't come across, per se, as an endorsement, however, it seems to come very close to crossing a line -...

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