A plaintiff, who establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that his or her right of publicity has been violated, shall be eligible to receive the following damages, remedies, and relief:

(1) Monetary relief. The measure of damages shall be:

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-5-774

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
a. Statutory damages in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per an action or compensatory damages, including the defendant‘s profits derived from such use. The plaintiff, within a reasonable time after the close of discovery, shall elect whether to claim statutory damages or to instead receive such monetary relief as the fact finder may independently determine to award in accordance with this section.
b. Any other damages available under Alabama law, including punitive damages. An election of statutory damages does not preclude the recovery of punitive damages if such damages are available under Alabama law.
(2) Injunctive relief. A violation of this article is deemed to constitute a rebuttable presumption of irreparable harm for the purposes of injunctive relief.
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