mlk would slap them upside the head. what assholes.

FTA...King would have been "absolutely scandalized by the profiteering behavior of his children," Garrow said.

Those f*cking bastards.

Par for the course for those vultures.

At the memorial in Atlanta (NOT the US Park Service one),
the gift shop was bigger than the museum. Seriously.

Judge them not by the color of their skin
but by the contents of their wallets.

"I have a retail dream"

At least Mlk drive is always in the nicest neighborhoods.

"I have a scheme"

bigpeeler: "I have a scheme"

hehehe

eqtworld: If they own the rights and don't want people printing it for free, that's legal.

Something can be legal and asinine at the same time.

eqtworld

If they own the rights and don't want people printing it for free, that's legal.

Not only that, but Martin Luther King Jr. would never approve of using somebody else' words.

Hey some people will go after whatever they can when they're broke.

eqtworld: If they own the rights and don't want people printing it for free, that's legal.

I wonder how much the Lincoln descendants get for every copy of the Gettysburg Address.

You mean Black people only care about money?

Say it ain't so....

eqtworld: If they own the rights and don't want people printing it for free, that's legal.

I might be terribly wrong, but I'm not sure you can own a quote given in a speech in a public place, so long as it's always attributed correctly.

They should hire the RIAA and MPAA lawyers.

Seemed to work for the Swedish.

I can't think of a historical figure who would be more disappointed in his children than MLK probably is

It's all about the Benjamins, Yo....

FTFA: In the 1990s, the family reached settlements with USA Today and CBS over their use of King's "I Have a Dream" speech without permission. A federal appeals court ruled in 1999 during the CBS case that the speech was not in the public domain.

It just blows my mind that anyone could own the rights to a public speech given by the leader of a major political movement. How does that make sense?

Wait until they find out about all those high school students using that speech at graduation. They can easily get $20 each from those kids.

Personally, I would have gone for the "sad" tag. I'm sure lining the pockets of MLK's grandkids was exactly what the folks who donated to build the monument had in mind.

aerojockey: eqtworld

If they own the rights and don't want people printing it for free, that's legal.

Not only that, but Martin Luther King Jr. would never approve of using somebody else' words.

I hope you're joking because he plagiarized his doctoral dissertation

elvisaintdead: At the memorial in Atlanta (NOT the US Park Service one),
the gift shop was bigger than the museum. Seriously.

and the roof leaks

Two words, biatches: Public domain.

Someone has to pay for the Escalades, Orange Soda, and KOOLs.

dbubb: I hope you're joking because he plagiarized his doctoral dissertation

By George I think you've got it

dbubb: aerojockey: eqtworld

If they own the rights and don't want people printing it for free, that's legal.

Not only that, but Martin Luther King Jr. would never approve of using somebody else' words.

I hope you're joking because he plagiarized his doctoral dissertation

I believe that was a snarky reference to that fact.

pathetic. plain and simple.

fuzzycuffs: They should hire the RIAA and MPAA lawyers.

Seemed to work for the Swedish.

The kid in charge now used to work for the music industry, if I'm remembering the article I read yesterday correctly.

Figures.

/would've gone for 'sad' as well.

give me doughnuts: Two words, biatches: Public domain.

Two words back: Mickey Mouse.

They'll fight tooth and nail, I'm sure...

necropoultryac: At least Mlk drive is always in the nicest neighborhoods.

BWAHAHAHAHA

Thanks, I needed a good laugh

Just what he would have wanted, surely.

I think the family gets a bit "sphincterish" at times, but let's face it, they have a right to at least share in the profits being made on MLK.

And there are profits, alot of them, being made by various organizations, and entrepreneurs.

If the King family doesn't actively and aggressively protect their rights to MLK's name, likeness, and works, they will lose them, and the rights to any money being made as well.

Just my opinion, but if anyone is going to profit from MLK, it should be the family, first and foremost.

Drammach

I doubt he'd agree with you.

Drammach: Just my opinion, but if anyone is going to profit from MLK, it should be the family, first and foremost.

How much should we tax them for this inheritance?

What's so bad about charging a licensing fee? The republicans tell me that shameless profiteering is what makes our nation great.

necropoultryac: At least Mlk drive is always in the nicest neighborhoods.

My coworkers got to witness a drive-by the next block over from the one in Pontiac, MI.

I was totally safe, though. One block in the other direction.

Damn, I hate it when generalities and stereotypes turn out to be almost completely accurate.

Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money!
/Homey don't play that.

Drammach: I think the family gets a bit "sphincterish" at times, but let's face it, they have a right to at least share in the profits being made on MLK.

And there are profits, alot of them, being made by various organizations, and entrepreneurs.

If the King family doesn't actively and aggressively protect their rights to MLK's name, likeness, and works, they will lose them, and the rights to any money being made as well.

Just my opinion, but if anyone is going to profit from MLK, it should be the family, first and foremost.

Share in profits off books, gifts Sure.. Gain profits from someone trying to raise money to build a national monument honoring their own father?

Negative..

Enrico Pallazzo: I can't think of a historical figure who would be more disappointed in his children than MLK probably is

King Laius?

Oh wait, you said historical...

Huskadoodle: Drammach: Just my opinion, but if anyone is going to profit from MLK, it should be the family, first and foremost.

How much should we tax them for this inheritance?

Considering Obama's stand on taxing of earnings over 500,000 per year, hopefully very very much will go to the IRS...

someones should photoshop them high fiving or paying off james earl ray. asshats.

Huskadoodle 2009-04-18 03:44:14 PM

I wonder how much the Lincoln descendants get for every copy of the Gettysburg Address.

If only they got a penny for each penny minted

Cewley: mlk would slap them upside the head. what assholes.

Mr. Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't exactly a shining example of morality either.

How is it that the children own the copyright on a public speech given 40+ years ago by a dead person? Did he in fact copyright his speech at the time?

Judging by the picture in the article, I hope those three will be using the money for diets.

PoopSlice: The republicans tell me that shameless profiteering is what makes our nation great.

Actually, it's the ability to freely use your own talents to provide service and products that others want and need that you seem to think is shameless profiteering.

Bathia_Mapes: FTA...King would have been "absolutely scandalized by the profiteering behavior of his children," Garrow said.

He should have been absolutely scandalized by his plagiarism and adulatory.

So, wait...they're Republicans?