Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
| Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 25, 1977 Decided June 28, 1977 | |
| Full case name | Hugo Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Company |
| Citations | 433 U.S. 562 (more) 97 S. Ct. 2849; 53 L. Ed. 2d 965; 1977 U.S. LEXIS 145; 205 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 741; 40 Rad. Reg. 2d (P & F) 1485; 5 Ohio Op. 3d 215; 2 Media L. Rep. 2089 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Ohio Supreme Court, 47 Ohio St.2d 224, 351 N.E.2d 454 (1976), reversed; cert. granted 429 U.S. 1037 (1977) |
| Holding | |
| The First and Fourteenth Amendments do not immunize the news media from civil liability when they broadcast a performer's entire act without his consent, nor does the Constitution prevent a State from requiring broadcasters to compensate performers. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Burger, Stewart, Blackmun, Rehnquist |
| Dissent | Powell, joined by Brennan, Marshall |
| Dissent | Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const., Amends. I and XIV | |
Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co., 433 U.S. 562 (1977), was an important U.S. Supreme Court case concerning rights of publicity. The Court held that the First and Fourteenth Amendments do not immunize the news media from civil liability when they broadcast a performer's entire act without his consent, and the Constitution does not prevent a state from requiring broadcasters to compensate performers. It was the first time (and so far the only time) the Supreme Court heard a case on rights of publicity.