Tyler Ochoa was quoted in a Mother Jones article about President Trump and the right of publicity: “Most Presidents Ignore Products That Rip Off Their Names. Will Trump?”
…right of publicity—the right to control the commercial use of his own name and image. This right is most often cited by celebrities whose faces end up in ads or on products without their permission. But politicians also enjoy the right of publicity, though they seldom claim it. “It’s extremely rare for a politician to invoke the right of publicity,” says Tyler Ochoa, a professor of law at Santa Clara University who’s an expert on publicity rights. “Mostly because it would look bad. It makes it look like they’re trying to capitalize on their office for private gain or trying to suppress freedom of speech.”
