Except as otherwise provided in section 2741.09 of the Revised Code, this chapter applies only to the following:

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 2741.03

  • Persona: means an individual's name, voice, signature, photograph, image, likeness, or distinctive appearance, if any of these aspects have commercial value. See Ohio Code 2741.01
  • Right of publicity: means the property right in an individual's persona to use the individual's persona for a commercial purpose. See Ohio Code 2741.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) The right of publicity in the persona of an individual whose domicile or residence is in this state on or after the effective date of this section;

(B) The right of publicity in the persona of an individual who died on or after January 1, 1998, and whose domicile or residence was in this state on the date of the individual’s death.