Free-Trial Commercial Database Defeats Publicity Rights Claim--LaFleur v. Yardi

Free-Trial Commercial Database Defeats Publicity Rights Claim–LaFleur v. Yardi

Two preliminary notes: 1) This opinion is by a TAFS judge (Trump-appointed, Federalist Society). 2) The right of publicity doctrine is incoherent, and this opinion illustrates that. * * * Yardi operates PropertyShark, which publishes a commercial database of searchable…