“Our legendary personalities are evergreen ‘brands’ with the benefit of worldwide recognition,” reads a message on the Richman agency’s website. Guardian UK Article *vomits* Where is the line drawn between “public figure” and “celebrity”? How can a dead person have an agent, particulary where there are no specific works concerned other than a sense of character? It’s one thing to insist that Duck Soup is a work that should be protected (which any more simply means controlled by whomever has the most buX0rs), but shouldn’t personalities and such pass into the public domain as well? ( boingboing : Bill Gates 0wns Einstein, Groucho , Freud, Asimov, Fuller, et al )
Very very good. This brought back some serious memories for me, I'm sorry to say.
ReplyDeleteOh dear god, it's been ruing my sleep patterns again.
ReplyDeleteAt first, I thought the joke was the GTA ad being labelled "Civ IV" -- ha-hah. what a commentary on civilization!
still, that'd be cool.
gotta get some sleep.
After I crush Rome.
I've a friend or two that should be attending those meetings.
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