Ind. Code § 32-36-1-8
Consent required for commercial use of a personality's right of publicity; application to the rights of a deceased personality
(a) A person may not use an aspect of a personality's right of publicity for a commercial purpose during the personality's lifetime or for one hundred (100) years after the date of the personality's death without having obtained previous written consent from a person specified in section 17 of this chapter. If a personality is deceased, the following apply to the rights described in this subsection:
- (1) The rights apply to the personality whether the personality died before, on, or after July 1, 1994.
- (2) If the personality died before July 1, 1994, the rights are considered to have existed on and after the date the personality died.
- (3) Consistent with section 1(a) of this chapter, a claim for a violation of a personality's right of publicity may not be asserted under this chapter unless the alleged act or event of violation occurs within Indiana.
- (4) A claim for a violation of a personality's right of publicity may not be asserted under this chapter unless the alleged act or event of violation occurs after June 30, 1994.
(b) A written consent solicited or negotiated by an athlete agent (as defined in IC 25-5.2-1-2 ) from a student athlete (as defined in IC 25-5.2-1-2 ) is void if the athlete agent obtained the consent as the result of an agency contract that:
- (1) was void under IC 25-5.2-2-2 or under the law of the state where the agency contract was entered into; or
(2) was voided by the student athlete, or, if the student athlete is a minor, by the parent or guardian of the student athlete, under IC 25-5.2-2-8 or a similar law in the state where the agency contract was entered into.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-13-1-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.149-2012, SEC.18; P.L.158-2013, SEC.336; P.L.95-2019, SEC.10.