A New York federal judge has ruled that Marilyn Monroe's right of publicity died when she did in 1962, paving the way for family members of the late photographer Sam Shaw to continue selling and licensing images of the icon, including the photo of her standing above a subway gate.
Monroe's estate sued Shaw Family Archives and Bradford Licensing Inc. in 2005 in Indiana alleging violations of the superstar's right of publicity by using her name, image and likeness for commercial purposes without consent. The suit was brought under Indiana's broad 1994 Right of Publicity Act, which recognizes a descendible postmortem right of publicity.
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Mark - what it says is that... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Another lawyer... | August 14, 2007 4:20 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Mark - what it says is that the schoolyard bully, CMG, will have to account for the tens of millions of dollars that it has extorted from manufacturers for 18 years. The groundswell for a class action is ripe.
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Posted on August 14, 2007 16:20