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The Bizarre Reason You Rarely Hear Martin Luther King Quotes in Movies (www.vice.com)

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In 2009, Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks company paid the estate for film rights to King’s words, along with his life rights, which allow a person or company to make content based on an individual’s story. DreamWorks has yet to produce or direct Spielberg’s planned King biopic, but the rights have caused complications for numerous filmmakers. (Neither Spielberg’s literary agent nor King’s estate returned Broadly’s request for comment.)

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[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 68 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can buy dead people now? Spielberg has no shame.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In that regard, speeches aren't treated differently than Mickey Mouse cartoons.

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At least Mickey Mouse cartoons have finally begun dropping out of copyright into the Public Domain these days.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago

As MLK was shot in 1968, this won't happen until 2039 or 2059.