“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 )
I want to know how a young Larry Allen got to be the second Robin.
ReplyDeleteOh, PLEASE tell me you shared this with your wife. I should mail a link here to Larry.
ReplyDeleteI did, and she immediately said, "Oh my God, you're so right!"
ReplyDeleteAnd Larry will eventually chastise her for taking the Lord's name in vain.
ReplyDeleteHoly Blasphemy, Batman!
old farts...:P
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