Steven Spielberg/DreamWorks Own the Rights To MLK's Life and Speeches

[LPast]

How and why doesn't the King family have the rights?

 

[Melqart]

Steven Spielberg/DreamWorks Studios Acquires Life Rights To MLK's Life Story
http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/ne...es-life-rights-to-martin-luther-king-jr-story
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...artin-luther-king-jr-s-story-thats-a-problem/

One of my many questions is how can a human being "own the rights" of another human being's words? I mean I understand owning a piece of paper with words on it, but their intangible words though?!

Another issue is that the "owners" of these words didn't experience any of them.

ANYTIME we hear an MLK speech, DreamWorks gets chipped off.

Somethin aint right. Speak on it...

just another disadvantage of being the foremost capitalist nation. everything is for sale, even intangibles.

 

[Mr.LV]

This shit right here is ridiculous, how the family do not have control of this ?

 

[not this again!]

This shit right here is ridiculous, how the family do not have control of this ?

Over the last several years, they've been too busy fighting each other to work together to protect their father's legacy.

 

[MECCA1000]

How and why doesn't the King family have the rights?

Blame MLK lll ... if I remember correctly, he wanted to sell out and the other kids didn't ... should've keep that in the family

 

[D0wn]

How and why doesn't the King family have the rights?

Blame MLK lll ... if I remember correctly, he wanted to sell out and the other kids didn't ... should've keep that in the family

That fat fuck is a fuck nigga... a disgrace to his pops n mom.

 

[NeighborhoodNomad.]

How and why doesn't the King family have the rights?

Exactly

 

[NeighborhoodNomad.]

Smh.

Now they'll make their own movie with authentic speeches.

Weak shit.

 

[AggieLean.]

For the love of money. Man, smh.

His family should own all those rights, but his family sold him out.

 

[Brother_Five]

so what y'all gonna do about it?

 

[babelipsss]

Sad. I bet it stays in Steven Spielberg's family for the next hundred years.

 

[jetlifebih]

His kids were at war over selling this recently if I'm not mistaken, his one daughter wanted to keep it, his other kids wanted to sell it

 

[jetlifebih]

Capitalism ruined what was left of humanity after Eve ate the Apple lol

 

[black caesar]

This is some bullshit. What's worse is that the King family didn't take the steps to secure Martin's legacy. A sad day. Now ya'll see why ownership is important.

 

[MarcusGarvey]

This can't be life?!?

Should've stayed in the fam.

 

[jamiefoxxhairline]

so what y'all gonna do about it?

 

[whatevathehell]

sounds like family business, king family business, im not a king so I don't give a fuck. it don't matter none anyway todays youth are so fucking whitewashed shit is shameful.

 

[700]

Wtf

These crackas, these CRACKAS

 

[Stiff]

so what y'all gonna do about it?

I'm going to write a passionate and frustrated post about it on the non-music section of my preferred hip-hop forum of choice.

 

[blackamerica]

Only bad things can happen from here. Don't be surprised if you here MLK speeches over KFC commercials now smh