08-14-2003, 08:06 PM
To an extent, I agree with you. But keep in mind that most of these things are not community property; they cannot happen without being liscensed by the estate. Royalites are indeed paid, and in the Sinatra case I'd bet they will be pretty mindboggling royalties. Obviously, Martin Luther King Jr. could not decide whether or not to peddle cell phones, but his beneficiaries probably made the decision for him, and hopefully his payout for the ads is going to something worthwhile.