>I was wondering what the legal basis is for you (or more approiately
>Del Rey or Amazing Stories) for using pictures of the actors to promote
>the B5 books. Certainly characters like G'Kar should be okay, but when
>"Garibaldi" shows up on the cover of Armies of Light and Darkness, that
>is Jerry Doyle's face. Do the actors have any say in this?

They agree when they come onto a show that their likeness -- usually in photos
approved by the actors -- can be used for promotion and licensing. They get a
piece of the action on this stuff.

jms

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