Face Off: Image Rights Legislation In Guernsey

This article first appeared in Legal Week, 3 February 2012.

A picture is worth a thousand words – but for celebrities, it could be worth thousands of pounds. Collas Crill's managing partner Jason Romer says Guernsey's new image rights law could be the best way for those in the public eye to protect their assets.

For the vast majority of readers, each of the above should invoke an image of a world renowned celebrity - perhaps after only the first one or two descriptive terms. Such is the power of the status of "celebrity". Such renowned status is a trait of the "celebrity" and can have significant value.