MARILYN MONROE ESTATE HAS NO RIGHT OF PUBLICITY

Decision based on the rights she held at the time of her death which did not include a right of publicity.

From Litwak's blog,

"A federal judge has held that Marilyn Monroe's right of publicity did not survive her death. Consequently a the owner of photographs of her could sell images of the screen siren to commercial product manufacturers without paying a licensing fee."

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