“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 )
Classic, that.
ReplyDeleteI'd heard about it, but never seen it until now. WOOT!
ReplyDeleteYou see the Jack Black / SMG "LoTR & Spider-Man" spoof one yet? Pretty amusing but not as perfect as this one.
ReplyDeleteSaw the Spider-Man one, and now I've seen the LotR one. Bwilliant.
ReplyDeleteCan't...breathe....ack.
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I'm assuming you're referring to Shatner, knowing your trekiness. Check the LotR, since it has Sarah Michelle Gellar giving similated ring-servicing.
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