Authors

Cynthia M. Judy

Article Title

Torts - Waits v. Frito-Lay, Inc.: Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Viability of Voice Misappropriation as a California Tort

Abstract

In Waits v. Frito-Lay, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a celebrity's right to protect a distinctive voice from commercial misappropriation and upheld the viability of voice misappropriation as a tort in California. The court upheld awards of compensatory and punitive damages, and also affirmed that Waits had standing to sue the defendants for false endorsement.

Recommended Citation

Cynthia M. Judy, Torts - Waits v. Frito-Lay, Inc.: Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Viability of Voice Misappropriation as a California Tort, 23 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (1993).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol23/iss1/21