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Are the names and likenesses of historical figures protected within the premise of hommage? F.x. if someone makes a game with the likeness of a historical scientist as a reoccurring theme, would that be a breach of copyright laws?
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The historical individual scientist may, and if famous probably does, have a right to publicity in his own image.
Second, unless you took the photo yourself, in addition the photographer has a copyright in his images whether or not he ever registers his copyright with the US Copyright Office.
Answered on May 06th, 2013 at 4:16 PM