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AudibleNod OP t1_jd3oaj7 wrote

Reply to comment by HeavyMetalOverbite in TIL Marilyn Monroe's likeness does not have any post-mortem protection as she was domiciled in New York at the time of her death and there are no federal publicity rights. by AudibleNod

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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