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Karen GRAVANO, Appellant, v. TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC., et al., Respondents.

New York Court for the Correction of Errors2018-03-29No. No. 23
97 N.E.3d 39673 N.Y.S.3d 78731 N.Y.3d 988

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MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division, insofar as appealed from, should be affirmed, with costs. A computer-generated image may constitute a portrait within the meaning of Civil Rights Law §§ 50 and 51 (see Lohan v. Take-Two Interactive Software , 31 N.Y.3d 111, 121-122, 73 N.Y.S.3d 780, 97 N.E.3d 389 [2018] [ decided herewith] ). Plaintiff, however, is not recognizable from the images at issue here, namely, the Andrea Bottino avatar in the video game in question (see Cohen v. Herbal Concepts , 63 N.Y.2d 379, 384, 482 N.Y.S.2d 457, 472 N.E.2d 307 [1984] ).

In view of our determination, we do not address plaintiffs additional contentions.

Order, insofar as appealed from, affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.

Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Rivera, Stein, Fahey, Garcia and Feinman concur. Judge Wilson took no part.