They are fighting over his estate. The estate of an allegedly broke and absolutely dead star of thirty years ago.
Why?
"They may think Coleman is more valuable dead than alive," says attorney Jason Smolen. "Think of Elvis Presley. There may be some value to the rights over his likeness going forward. And his estate will still own that as an asset. This is the entertainment business; that value could be in the millions."
Exactly what kinds of deals might we be talking about? Anything that involves Coleman's face.
The Answer B!tch has these timely thoughts: "They could use that image in all kinds of advertising. Think of Martin Luther King, Einstein—who are iconic—down to people who just have notoriety. The estate of John Dillinger licenses his name and likeness for use with replica weapons, for example."
So, if, over the next few months, you spot a bunch of new DVDs, books, photo collections or even other products involving the image of Coleman, you'll know exactly why folks have been fighting over the rights to his estate.
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