Legal Opinion
Shaw Family Archives, Ltd. v. CMG Worldwide, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 19, 2006No. 05 Civ. 3939(CM)(MDF)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION REGARDING CHOICE OF LAW
McMAHON, District Judge.
The facts as alleged by the parties are as follows:
Marilyn Monroe LLC (“MMLLC”) is a limited liability company organized under Delaware law with its principal place of business in Indiana. It purports to own the rem of the postmortem right of publicity of Marilyn Monroe, perhaps the most famous American sex symbol of the twentieth century. MMLLC acquired these rights from its creator, Anna Strasberg. She allegedly inherited the rights from her husband Lee Strasberg, one of the sole devisees under Monroe’s will.
CMG Worldwide is…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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