Thread: Martin Luther King Jr. and copyright
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Old 04-07-2011, 05:55 PM   #5
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I didn't even consider copyright. My experience has always been with presidents and public officials. And apparently there was even a copyright controversy for MLK (from Wikpedia):

"Because King distributed copies of the speech at its performance, there was controversy regarding the speech's copyright status for some time. This led to a lawsuit, Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc., which established that the King estate does hold copyright over the speech and that CBS, Inc. had standing to sue; the parties then settled. Unlicensed use of the speech or a part of it can still be lawful in some circumstances, especially in jurisdictions under doctrines such as fair use or fair dealing. Under the applicable copyright laws, the speech will remain under copyright in the United States until 70 years after King's death, thus until 2038."

In closing, ignore my previous post.
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