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Clint Eastwood calls out fake cannabis product endorsements

July 22, 2020Media Mention
Los Angeles Times

Greenberg Glusker partner, Doug Mirell, contributes insights into the issue of fabricated celebrity endorsements in the Los Angeles Times article, "Clint Eastwood calls out fake cannabis product endorsements," published on July 22, 2020.

Excerpt:

“It is a real phenomenon that is pervasive,” said lawyer Douglas Mirell of Greenberg Glusker, who has represented celebrities in similar cases. “It’s just a question of how much time and effort one wants to devote to try to police the market.”

The 90-year-old Eastwood, known for his roles in legendary Hollywood westerns, rarely grants third-party licenses, reserving the exploitation of his personality rights for business ventures in which he is personally involved, his lawyers said in their filings Wednesday.

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