Luminary Group
Luminary Group LLC, founded in Indiana in 2006,[1] is a licensing and intellectual property management company that represents the estates of several personalities, including Babe Ruth, Vince Lombardi, Jesse Owens, Cy Young, Buddy Holly, Honus Wagner, Satchel Paige, Bob Denver and others.[2][3]
Luminary Group has recently allied with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) in filing amicus briefs in support of Right of Publicity recognition throughout the United States, in cases involving various student athletes.[4][5] They have also contributed to legislative efforts concerning the Right of Publicity, most recently concerning Indiana's Right of Publicity law.[6] Luminary Group's founder, Jonathan Faber, authored the primary elements of the bill and testified in support of the bill. Faber teaches a course entitled The Right of Publicity at Indiana University's Robert H. McKinney School of Law.[7]
Luminary Group's personnel have been cited or quoted in publications including Billboard Magazine's article examining the value of Bob Marley's intellectual property assets,[8] and the American Bar Association's national magazine.[9] The company recently licensed Lombardi, the Broadway production based on Vince Lombardi, on behalf of the Family of Vince Lombardi.[10]
Luminary Group's executives have also provided expert witness testimony, valuations or consulting in relation to lawsuits concerning the following:
- Uma Thurman v. Lancome[11]
- Nikki Sixx v. Vans, Thrasher[12]
- Zooey Deschanel v. Steve Madden Shoes, Kohl's[13]
- Oscar de la Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions
- Curtis Publishing and the Saturday Evening Post Society, Inc.
- Estate of Arthur Bemelmans v. DIC Enterprises[14]
Other Luminary Group clients included Johnny Unitas, Josh Gibson, Art Donovan, Raymond Berry and Sam Snead.
References
- ↑ F, J. "Luminary Group". web. LG. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ F, J. "Client List". web. LG. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ J, W. "LG". web. IBJ. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ F, J. "Amicus Brief". web. Sports Lawyer. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ F, J. "Video Game / NCAA". web. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ F, J. "Indiana Legislature". web. Indiana Legislative. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ F, J. "IU school of law courses". web. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ F, J. "Bob Marley / Billboard". web. Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ F, J. "ABA Magazine". WEB. American Bar Association. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ F, J. "Lombardi Broadway". web. Lombardi Broadway. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ U, T (2008-05-09). "Uma Thurman sues Lancome". web. USA Today. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ N, 6. "Nikki Sixx lawsuit". web. Entertainment Magazine. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ ZD, ZD. "Zooey Deschanel sues Steven Madden, Kohl's". web. The Fashion Law. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ BB, BB. "Bemelmans sues DIC Enterprises". web. Justia Law. Retrieved 2012-03-15.