As to the claim that plaintiff has assigned his publicity rights to a third person, we are satisfied from reading the so-called assignment that plaintiff has not purported to grant away his entire right to protection under section 51 of the Civil Rights Law, quite apart from the question of whether such a right is assignable at all. (Cf. Brinkley v Casablancas,
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ANDRETTI v. ROLEX WATCH, U.S.A., INC.
82 A.D.2d 765 (1981)
Mario Andretti, Appellant, v. Rolex Watch, U.S.A., Inc., Respondent, et al., Defendant Mario Andretti, Appellant-Respondent, v. Rolex Watch, U.S.A., Inc., et al., Respondents-Appellants
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 18, 1981
June 18, 1981
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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