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RCW 63.60.050

Infringement of right—Use without consent—Profit or not for profit.

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 738 F. Supp. 2d 1104 - Aronson v. Dog Eat Dog Films, Inc. (2010)

Most recently applied in 12 F. Supp. 3d 1341 - Milo & Gabby, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. (April 2014)

1998 c 274 s 5.

How often courts cite this section

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citing decisions per year

Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5886-S.SL) ***

Any person who uses or authorizes the use of a living or deceased individual's or personality's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, on or in goods, merchandise, or products entered into commerce in this state, or for purposes of advertising products, merchandise, goods, or services, or for purposes of fund-raising or solicitation of donations, or if any person disseminates or publishes such advertisements in this state, without written or oral, express or implied consent of the owner of the right, has infringed such right. An infringement may occur under this section without regard to whether the use or activity is for profit or not for profit.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.