8. Rosa Parks was a civil rights icon who became famous in 1955 when she refused

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8. Rosa Parks was a civil rights icon who became famous in 1955 when she refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger. This act prompted Martin Luther King's legendary bus boycott. In 1998 the rap group Outkast released an album whose first single was a profanity-laced song titled "Rosa Parks." A transcript of the rap lyrics suggests that the song has nothing to do with Rosa Parks but is a self-congratulatory anthem to Outkast's stardom. Parks claimed that since the song had nothing to do with her, her name was used only to exploit her celebrity to sell records. Thus, the song was an unauthorized, commercial appropriation of her name that tarnished her legacy and violated her right to publicity. Explain why this claim is or is not correct.

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This is a clear violation of the right to privacy. Using a person’s name, just for the sake of inclusion, is also considered as an invasion to the rights of privacy.

The Right to Privacy has been included in the Fourth Amendment of the constitution of USA. This right protects the personal space of the individuals and protects them and their goodwill from any unauthorized access. OutKast used Rosa Parks name, just for self-congratulatory anthem, but her goodwill has the probability of getting affected due to this song. Hence this is a clear case of violation of the right of privacy an hence Rosa Parks claim is quite valid.

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