Martin Luther King Jr's Children In Court Over MLK IP

cervesaebraciator writes "Slashdot has reported before about the copyright nightmare of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech. Now, questions of intellectual property and the legacy of Dr. King have caused his children to go to court. The estate, run by King's sons, claims the rights to the intellectual property and memorabilia of Dr. King as assets. Accordingly, it has filed suit against the non-profit Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Change, run by King's daughter, for plans to continue using King memorabilia once a royalty-free licensing agreement expires, (which the estate says will be in September). As is the case with increasing frequency, one is left to wonder about the implications intellectual property claims have for free speech when they can be applied to so public a figure as Dr. King."

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Re:End of a Dream

[Anonymous Coward]

Way to regurgitate Fox News! They'll be pleased to note you remembered all the talking points, including the appropriate misdirection, half truths and irrelevant anecdotes.

Re:End of a Dream

[h4rr4r]

Really? You don't think provoking someone then shooting them shouldn't at least call for a trial?

My understanding is I can now go to FL walk into a bar and start saying anything I want to the first man I see, then wait for him outside and when he attempts to assault me I can legally kill him. Does that seem right to you?

Re:End of a Dream

[Thomasje]

And how are programs like affirmative action following in that spirit? They tell you that, for example, if you have slanted eyes then you immediately deserve lower preference than anybody, but if you have black skin then you automatically get to be first in line.

Holy hyperbole Batman!

Affirmative action means that the kid with brown skin has a slightly higher chance of getting into college than the kid with the pink skin. You know, a little bit of unfairness going *their* way, to counterbalance the unfairness dark-skinned people experience everywhere else in life. Like having odds of landing a job, with a clean slate, that are equal to a white man's odds with the same qualifications *with a criminal record*. If we can't eliminate racism, at least we can try to make up for it somehow, and that is exactly what affirmative action is for. It does *not* mean that if you're black you're automatically in and if you're Asian you're automatically out.

Try some other news sources than Fox for a change. Heck, try some actual *news* sources.

Re:End of a Dream

[Agent0013]

He was tracking down a criminal drug dealer that was high at the time and tried to sneak up behind him to kill him. Yes, tracking down criminals should be legal, and if they attack you they you can defend yourself. I think anyone who defends that piece of shit should be shot also.