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Long article about publicity rights of dead people (Einstein)

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By SteveDeansPhotography, 1652772040

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/may/17/who-owns-einstein-the-battle-for-the-worlds-most-famous-face

Well I enjoyed it. Though I'm still unclear whether I could launch an Einstein poop scoop in the UK without paying them

SteveDeansPhotography said, 1652775805

Well done. A genius idea

(You'll probably be receiving a letter from some lawyers now ;) )

d o o d y o n e said, 1652779993

That was very interesting cheers.

SteveDeansPhotography said, 1652782202

d o o d y o n e I couldn't help think of better call Saul

SimonHendy said, 1652783142

A good read, thanks.

No mention of the ownership of the copyright of that image though, which Einstein himself wouldn't have owned.

SteveDeansPhotography said, 1652784050

SimonHendy it is sort of mentioned eventually in the article. Sounds like sourced from Getty or similar who the university have done a deal with. Whether you could sell a photo of him if your granddad had taken one, who knows? Surely you could

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