Character Merchandising and the Sporting Industry

This article examines issues related to the marketing strategy of "character merchandising", or the endorsement of products or services by famous people. The unauthorised use of a person's character may be prevented by the tort of passing off and an action under the Trade Practices Ac...

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Main Author: Sadler, Pauline
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2001
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16459
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description This article examines issues related to the marketing strategy of "character merchandising", or the endorsement of products or services by famous people. The unauthorised use of a person's character may be prevented by the tort of passing off and an action under the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth). Cases discussed are Henderson v Radio Corp, Hogan v Koala Dundee Pty Ltd, Hogan v Pacific Dunlop Limited,Pacific Dunlop Limited v Hogan, Honey v Australian Airlines, Hutchence v South Sea Bubble Company, and Talmax Pty Ltd v Telstra Corp Ltd.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-164592017-01-30T11:55:57Z Character Merchandising and the Sporting Industry Sadler, Pauline character merchandising - passing off - Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) This article examines issues related to the marketing strategy of "character merchandising", or the endorsement of products or services by famous people. The unauthorised use of a person's character may be prevented by the tort of passing off and an action under the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth). Cases discussed are Henderson v Radio Corp, Hogan v Koala Dundee Pty Ltd, Hogan v Pacific Dunlop Limited,Pacific Dunlop Limited v Hogan, Honey v Australian Airlines, Hutchence v South Sea Bubble Company, and Talmax Pty Ltd v Telstra Corp Ltd. 2001 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16459 fulltext
spellingShingle character merchandising - passing off - Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
Sadler, Pauline
Character Merchandising and the Sporting Industry
title Character Merchandising and the Sporting Industry
title_full Character Merchandising and the Sporting Industry
title_fullStr Character Merchandising and the Sporting Industry
title_full_unstemmed Character Merchandising and the Sporting Industry
title_short Character Merchandising and the Sporting Industry
title_sort character merchandising and the sporting industry
topic character merchandising - passing off - Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16459