Not a Live Performance

How long do a celebrity's heirs get to profit from star power from beyond the grave? Maybe forever, says a new California law, which allows those heirs to retain control over the star's image and marketing rights permanently. The law is particularly relevant in the digital age, says California State Senator Sheila Kuehl, who many years ago was a television actress. Today, it is possible for a departed star to be digitally stripped into an ad, a TV show, or even a movie. Here is a National Public Radio story about a controversy over photos of Marilyn Monroe that helped to inspire the new California law.

Gabcast! Club MediaNote #84



It was pretty packed in AD217 as these MC101 students take Quiz #2 last Thursday.