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AudibleNod OP t1_jd3lhkn wrote

Her estate claimed she domiciled in New York in order to save some money by not paying California estate taxes. And because of that ruling her likeness doesn't enjoy protections as many other dead celebrities do. Many of her works are still covered under copyright protections. But if you wanted, you could hologram generate a Marilyn and have her twerk next to Tupac.

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[deleted] t1_jd3p08x wrote

ooks like someone's planning on creating the ultimate throwback twerk-off between Marilyn and Tupac

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Pkmatrix0079 t1_jd3sag2 wrote

A perfect example of why the Federal government needs to establish some sort of nationwide standard on post-mortem likeness rights. With AI advancing so quickly, this is going to become a legal nightmare really soon.

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starmartyr t1_jd4brmj wrote

We are very quickly approaching a point where we won't be able to tell if anything is real anymore.

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bellendhunter t1_jd5ros5 wrote

> ….anything we see on a screen is real anymore.

There’s a whole real world out there.

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[deleted] t1_jd40ye9 wrote

Yeah, no. Free speech and the right to culture is more important than making an even bigger pile of money for a handful of rich celebrities.

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Pkmatrix0079 t1_jd41d7h wrote

I think they need to make regulations because if we're not careful, the rich celebrities will make it so that their likenesses never fall into the public domain. They're only just now realizing the inconsistencies.

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DarthBluntSaber t1_jd4nlzk wrote

And this is why hollywood/media will continue to abuse her in death, much like they did during her life.

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HeavyMetalOverbite t1_jd3nwe6 wrote

No kids; who's her estate now?

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AudibleNod OP t1_jd3oaj7 wrote

Her acting coach's third wife, who she never met, runs the bulk of her estate.

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ty_kanye_vcool t1_jd3vmfb wrote

To be fair most people she knew when she was alive are dead now. If she were alive today she’d be 96.

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FighterOfEntropy t1_jd6juga wrote

Fun fact: she was born the same year as Elizabeth II. That’s what makes the footage of the two of them meeting so interesting—the same age, but so different!

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Barrys_Fic t1_jd6doft wrote

I actually worked for Anna (as an archivist) and she is super hardcore about protecting Monroe’s likeness and artifacts. They’re very respectful, as there are a lot of things that could be monetized/abused that no one will ever see. Everyone wants to use her likeness. At one point during my tenure, a tampon company wanted to put her on their packaging and the estate shot that down for being disrespectful.

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Darwinitan t1_jd694qr wrote

This is fascinating to me because early copies of the pinball game Taxi featured Marilyn, but legend goes that it was hastily changed to a brunette "Lola" when Monroe's estate threatened legal action. Perhaps it was a bluff that worked?

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Armthedillos5 t1_jd3mrrc wrote

Federal privacy rights only apply to the living. Correct that some states have post mortem rights.

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arbivark t1_jd4ofny wrote

Indiana is one of those, so there is an indiana company that manages rights for a number of dead celebrites. I was a local counsel once for a case where we beat them by showing they had no jurisdiction over a canadian-based website.

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marmorset t1_jd525y1 wrote

And if you lick the Marilyn Monroe stamp they'll make you an honorary Kennedy.

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PhotonRAndD t1_jd5t5tv wrote

…”honorary” Kennedy.

Now THERE is an oxymoron if ever I heard one.

Oh, you said “honorary,” not “honorable.” Carry on!

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