I wonder which intellectual property rights were being asserted, copyright or publicity rights? (I hate the use of the term “intellectual property rights” like it was a single simple thing. It makes me want to use red hot irons on people. “Which is it? Copyright, trademark, patent, trade secrets, or publicity rights? Confess!”)
Compared to copyright, publicity rights are a murky swamp.
(In truth, the issue is: “We can afford lawyers and you can’t! Surrender Dorothy!”)
