Private versus government regulation of animal advertising
One might wonder why a private right of publicity is preferable to government enforcement. First, and most importantly, civil penalties payable to the government generally return to treasuries or general funds. Janet Nguyen, Where Does Money Collected from Corporate Fines Go? , Marketplace (Aug. 12, 2022), https://www.marketplace.org/2022/08/12/where-does-money-collected-from-corporate-fines-go. Even if penalties for violations of endangered species’ publicity rights were specifically directed to conservation, governments may lack the authority or competence to allocate the funds effectively. Cf. Hana Vizcarra & Laura Bloomer, DOJ Phases Out Supplemental Environmental Projects in Environmental Enforcement , HLS Env’t & Energy L. Program (Aug. 6, 2020), https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2020/08/doj-phases-out-supplemental-environmental-projects-in-environmentalenforcement. It is similarly unclear that govern...