Legal

Comprehensive Prohibition on Unauthorized Use of Personal Identity

This provision safeguards the User’s (Dee’s) rights to control the exploitation of their personal identity by prohibiting the use of their likeness, imagery, photograph, voice, mannerism, and branding without their explicit written consent.

Scope of Prohibition

No person or entity may use the User’s likeness, imagery, photograph, voice, mannerism, or branding without obtaining their explicit written consent. This prohibition applies to all mediums and forms of representation, including photographs, videos, recordings, drawings, digital renderings, and any other medium that captures or reproduces the User’s identifiable features.

Definition of Likeness Imagery, Voice, and Mannerism

Likeness Imagery: Visual representations that accurately depict the User’s physical appearance, including facial features, body characteristics, and other identifiable attributes. Voice and Mannerism: The use of the User’s voice, vocal characteristics, and mannerisms, including recordings, impersonations, imitations, or any other means of reproducing or utilizing the distinctive vocal qualities or behavior associated with the User.

Branding

The prohibition also covers the use of the User’s branding elements, including trademarks, logos, slogans, or any other distinctive marks linked to the User’s identity or commercial activities.

Written Consent Requirement

Utilizing the User’s likeness imagery, photograph, voice, mannerism, or branding necessitates the User’s prior written consent, which must be:

  • Voluntary
  • Informed
  • Specific to the intended use or purpose

The User must possess full awareness of how their likeness or associated elements will be employed and the potential implications of such usage.

Exceptions

Certain exceptions may exist in cases protected by applicable laws, such as fair use, transformative works, news reporting, or public interest purposes.

These exceptions must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and should not be automatically assumed as a blanket authorization for unrestricted use.

Enforcement and Remedies

Violations of this prohibition may result in legal consequences and remedies, including:

  • Injunctions
  • Damages
  • Accountings

Any other appropriate relief available under the relevant jurisdiction and legal framework.