Was thinking of this after a conversation I had on a thread about dreams. Someone joked “I was dreaming of the events of The Matrix, then I was woken up by someone worried my dream was infringing the Wachowski’s copyrights”, and it turned into a whole train of thought in my mind, like violating IP law because you stole fire from Zeus which was his intellectual property.
You only have the rights to your likeness until 70 years after the death of your author (your mom)
Alternatively, your mom starts with the rights, and you never even get them. (unless she sells them to you)
“Sorry kiddo, you took a selfie, so now I’m taking you to court.”