Italian court confirms that unauthorized use of Audrey Hepburn's likeness infringes (post mortem) image rights
One of the T-shirts produced by the defendant Italian image rights protection is notoriously quite strong and is also available post mortem. In the latter case, consent to the use of one's own likeness must be obtained, in the first place, from the person's spouse and children. An estate that has been quite keen on enforcing post mortem image rights is that of actress Audrey Hepburn . Not all readers might be aware of the fact that the late icon had a close connection with Italy: in fact, her second husband was Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti. They had a soon together, Luca Andrea, who was born in 1970. The IPKat has already reported on a case brought jointly by Luca Andrea Dotti and Audrey Hepburn's other son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, and decided by the Court of First Instance of Milan in 2015 concerning unauthorized evocation (not even direct use) of the likeness of Audrey Hepburn in an advertisement. Th...