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2003 House Bill 1580
Introduced by Rep. Patricia Lantz, (D-Gig Harbor) (D) on January 30, 2003
To add that a parent of a minor child may exercise authority of a deceased person’s rights (e.g., name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness) under the Personality Rights Act. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 31, 2003
Testimony in support offered to the House Judiciary Committee on February 25, 2003
By Representative Lantz; Lew McMurran, WA Software Alliance; Karen Davis, Elliot, Ostrander, Preston Law Firm; and David Green, Corbis Corporation. They testified that the Personality Rights Act has not been amended since 1998. Seattle has become the center for digital media now and people are using the Act. This bill is simply housekeeping. It addresses an oversight that wasn't taken care of when the Act was originally passed. The bill clarifies that the Act of distributing material to a third party is not itself an infringement if the original use of the material was not an infringement. This is a common sense change
Testimony against: none offered.
Testimony against: none offered.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 27, 2003
Regarding personality rights.
Received in the Senate on March 14, 2003
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 14, 2003
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 4, 2003
The bill did not pass both chambers during the 2003 regular session, so the bill automatically returned to the House Rules Committee when the regular 105-day session adjourned on April 27, 2003.
Received in the House on January 12, 2004
Received in the Senate on February 16, 2004
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 16, 2004
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 27, 2004
Signed by Gov. Gary Locke on March 22, 2004
Regarding personality rights.