Appropriation Requires Literal Identification
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
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Example wrong choices
21696_voice-catchphrase-radio · TORTS · Choice ANo, because the ad did not use the guitarist's legal name or photograph.
Why it's attractive
The choice imposes a requirement (name or photo) that the law does not impose. Appropriation reaches voice and recognizable imitation.
Why it's wrong
The choice imposes a requirement (name or photo) that the law does not impose. Appropriation reaches voice and recognizable imitation.
21696_voice-catchphrase-radio · TORTS · Choice BNo, because the performer's imitation was a tribute and did not harm the guitarist's reputation.
Why it's attractive
The choice confuses appropriation with defamation. Appropriation does not require reputational harm — it protects the right to control commercial use of identity.
Why it's wrong
The choice confuses appropriation with defamation. Appropriation does not require reputational harm — it protects the right to control commercial use of identity.
21696_voice-catchphrase-radio · TORTS · Choice DYes, but only if the ad stated a false fact about the guitarist.
Why it's attractive
The choice adds a falsity condition that does not exist in appropriation law. Appropriation is about unauthorized use, not false statements.
Why it's wrong
The choice adds a falsity condition that does not exist in appropriation law. Appropriation is about unauthorized use, not false statements.
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