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765 ILCS 1075/1 (2026)

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(765 ILCS 1075/1)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Right of Publicity Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-747, eff. 1-1-99.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 40 cases (19 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: Blair v. Nevada Landing P'ship, RBG, LP, 859 N.E.2d 1188 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006).
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Blair v. Nevada Landing P'ship, RBG, LP, 859 N.E.2d 1188 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “JUSTICE GILLERAN JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court: The plaintiff, John Blair, filed a cause of action in the circuit court of Kane County against the defendants, Nevada Landing Partnership and Elgin Riverboat Resort, d/b/a Grand Victoria Casino, alleging a common-law…”
Christine Dancel v. Groupon, Inc., 940 F.3d 381 (7th Cir. 2019). “Her complaint sought damages under the Illinois Right of Publicity Act, 765 ILCS 1075/1, 30, on behalf of a class of “[a]ll Illinois residents (1) who maintain an Instagram ac- count, and (2) whose photograph(s) from such Instagram ac- count have appeared on a Groupon Deal offer…”
Watson v. Legacy Healthcare Fin. Servs., LLC, 2021 IL App (1st) 210279 (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “First, Blair was an interpretation of a completely different statute, namely, the Right of Publicity Act (Publicity Act) (765 ILCS 1075/1 et seq. (West 2018)), with a completely different purpose, as its name—“Publicity”—suggests.”
Flentye v. Kathrein, 485 F. Supp. 2d 903 (N.D. Ill. 2007). “In 1999, Illinois passed the Right to Publicity Act, 765 ILCS 1075/1 et. seq., which “completely replaced the common-law tort of appropriation of likeness.”
Schivarelli v. CBS, INC., 776 N.E.2d 693 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Section 30 of the Act provides, "A person may not use an individual's identity for commercial purposes during the individual's lifetime without having obtained previous written consent * * *." 765 ILCS 1075/30(a) (West 1998).”
Gaynor v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry., 750 N.E.2d 307 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “The issues presented for review are whether the petitioner’s verified petition for discovery exceeded the scope of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 224, whether the trial court abused its discretion in granting the Rule 224 petition, and whether a cause of action exists under the…”
Martin v. Living Essentials, LLC, 160 F. Supp. 3d 1042 (N.D. Ill. 2016). “BACKGROUND 1 Martin brings claims against Defendant Living Essentials, LLC (“Living Essentials”) under the Illinois Right to Publicity Act (“IRPA”), 765 ILCS 1075/1 et seq., and the Lanham Act, 15 U.”
Brown v. ACMI Pop Div., 873 N.E.2d 954 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “In counts III and VI, respectively, Brown alleged that Corbis’s Internet sale of photographs of Brown violates Brown’s right of publicity under common law and the Illinois Right of Publicity Act (765 ILCS 1075/1 et seq. (West 2002)) (Publicity Act).”
Jordan v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc., 83 F. Supp. 3d 761 (N.D. Ill. 2015). “, as a defendant; the amended complaint stated claims under the Illinois Right of Publicity Act (“IRPA”), 765 ILCS 1075/1 et seq., § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.”
Frantzides v. Northshore Univ. HealthSystem Fac. Practice Assocs., Inc., 787 F. Supp. 2d 725 (N.D. Ill. 2011). “Plaintiffs further allege several state-law claims: intentional interference with prospective economic advantage (Count II), conspiracy (Count IV), and a violation of the Illinois Right of Publicity Act, 765 ILCS 1075/1 (Count V). Defendants now move to dismiss Plaintiffs’…”
Jordan v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc., 851 F. Supp. 2d 1102 (N.D. Ill. 2012). “The complaint alleges violations of the Illinois Right of Publicity Act, 765 ILCS 1075/1 et seq.; the Lanham Act, 15 U.”
Mehalko v. Doe, 2018 IL App (2d) 170788 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “On July 29, 2016, she filed a three-count complaint against various defendants alleging defamation, violation of the Right of Publicity Act ( 765 ILCS 1075/1 et seq. (West 2016) ), and intentional infliction of emotional distress.”
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