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“Stealing the voice of an artist is theft. It is theft of his integrity, identity and humanity”: Johnny Cash’s estate sue Coke for running ad featuring Cash impersonator

Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash poses for a portrait in circa 1969.

The estate of Johnny Cash are suing Coca Cola for hiring a tribute act to impersonate the Man In Black in an advert.

The ad is only being run during college (American) football games but it is alleged that it falls foul of the ELVIS Act of Tennessee. Yes, there is such a piece of legislation, tortuously derived from 'Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security': it apparently protects a person’s voice from exploitation without consent.

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