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Originally Posted by Morthoron
I wonder if other famous dead people can be trademarked. I would imagine if you chose the right corpse, it could be very profitable. Like Elvis, or Marilyn Monroe. Maybe even Shakespeare.
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Just as an illustration that the above is done, the Associated Press reports
Lisa Marie Presley selling Elvis estate... for about $100,000,000.
The heirs of a famous person do get control of the "name and image" to some extent. There is a new profession of being an agent for dead people, helping the heirs or estate profit off the heritage of the deceased. I don't know all the details, and it likely changes from country to country, but for some dead people a lot of money is involved.