January 25, 2013
Five months after the Ninth Circuit ruled that Marilyn Monroe's estate doesn't control her publicity rights, a company that licenses copyrighted photos of the actress has dropped a suit seeking legal protection from the estate, according to a settlement filed Wednesday in New York federal court.
March 23, 2012
A company that specializes in managing the intellectual property of dead celebrities sued the estate of Marilyn Monroe on Wednesday, seeking a judgment that the late star's successors do not control her publicity rights.