United States Seventh Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging the defendants violated her right to publicity in her likeness as protected under the Illinois Right of Publicity Act (IRPA), is affirmed where her IRPA-based claim is preempted by section 301 of the Copyright Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/08/2004
• Decided 09/21/2004
• Published 09/21/2004

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• June Toney, Chicago, IL, pro se., Thomas J. Westgard (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John S. Letchinger (argued), Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Daniel M. Feeney, Miller, Shakman & Hamilton, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.