Celebrity trademark

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Posted by Ari Cohen on December 07, 1999 at 17:36:05:

If we want to do a documentary about a dead celebrity, say Humphrey Bogart, yet his estate has trademarked his name and image, what are the constraints? What's the difference between a documentary and an unauthorized biography in this respect?

Thanks.

-Ari Cohen

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