問11
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プロサッカーチームのファンの集いで，人気のある選手が背広姿でサインをしている姿を撮影し，プリントしてフリーマーケットで販売した。この行為によって侵害されるおそれがある選手が有する権利として，最も適切なものはどれか。
令和8年度 ITパスポート試験 問11
ストラテジ系法務 › 知的財産権
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解説
問 11
Incorrectア
A design right protects the design (shape, pattern, color, etc.) of articles such as industrial products. It does not protect a person’s likeness or fame, so it is not a right held by the player in this question.
Incorrectイ
A trademark right protects, through registration, a mark (such as letters or figures) that indicates the source of goods or services. The player’s photo is not a registered trademark used to identify goods, so it does not infringe a trademark right.
Incorrectウ
Copyright arises for the person who created the work, such as a photograph (here, the photographer), and is not a right held by the player who is the subject. Therefore, as a “right held by the player,” it is incorrect.
- エ
正解 The correct answer is エ, “Right of publicity.” The right of publicity is the right of a famous person to exclusively use the customer-attracting power (economic value) that their name or likeness holds. Printing a popular player’s photo and selling it at a flea market uses the economic value of that likeness for commercial purposes without the person’s permission, so it may infringe the player’s right of publicity.
ここがポイント
- The right of publicity is the right of a famous person to exclusively use the customer-attracting power (economic value) of their name and likeness; unauthorized commercial use constitutes infringement.
- Distinguish that a design right protects designs, a trademark right protects identifying marks for goods and services, and copyright protects created works; none of them is a right that protects the economic value of the subject person’s own likeness.
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