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likeness

[lahyk-nis] / ˈlaɪk nɪs /


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“Range Over!” began a press release trumpeting the Jaecoo’s early sales success, winking at its likeness to the Range Rover Evoque.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

As "the symbol of one's personality" voice is subject to "publicity rights" and "rights to prevent unauthorised use of one's portrait and likeness", the ministry said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mendoza sued Peters for battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud and unauthorized publication of her name and likeness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Former Heisman-winning QB Jayden Daniels issues cease-and-desist letter to LSU prohibiting the school from using his name, image and likeness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

"Stannis means to parade his brother's bastard before the realm, so men might see Robert in his face and wonder why there is no such likeness in Joffrey."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Separately, it manages the likenesses of celebrities and athletes including Shaquille O’Neal and David Beckham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The ideas are the ideas. But once you go down to creating likenesses, you know, people, faces, voices, that’s where people really get alarmed,” said Giansiracusa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The hospital should absolutely inform physicians if their names and likenesses are being employed in this way, and they should also be told in advance what patients will be solicited in their name.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Some performers have also advocated for getting paid if their likenesses are used to create such characters made through AI systems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

The earliest preserved likenesses of Japan’s inhabitants are statues called baniwa, erected outside tombs around 1,500 years ago.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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