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Editorial or Art, no problem. Any commercial use and you are going to have problems. Personal use, no problem in most cases.
Tiger Woods even lost to an artist who painted and marketed a limited edition piece after Tiger won his first Masters tournament.
https://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news-media-law/news-media-and-law-summer-2003/artist-wins-right-distribut
http://www.rstreet.org/2015/03/04/mother-teresa-tiger-woods-and-the-use-of-ip-as-censorship/
The] work contained a creative component that originated with Rush and was unique to his talent. In other words, Woods’ image was merely the raw material for Rush’s original artistic expression. As such, Rush’s First Amendment right to artistic freedom outweighed Woods’ property rights in the profits generated by his image.
That said, anyone can sue anyone at any time. You still have to defend in court, even if just to get it dismissed as a frivolous suit. You may be awarded cash - but collecting it is another deal entirely.
From the Woods case:
The] work contained a creative component that originated with Rush and was unique to his talent. In other words, Woods’ image was merely the raw material for Rush’s original artistic expression. As such, Rush’s First Amendment right to artistic freedom outweighed Woods’ property rights in the profits generated by his image.
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