Bill Would Protect Famous After Death

The names and images of famous New Yorkers including Mickey Mantle, Judy Garland and Malcolm X would be protected from being used for advertising and promotion not authorized by their estates under a measure pushed by Al Pacino and Yoko Ono.

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Six feet under hasn't prevented a select group of dead celebrities from earning more than six figures, evidenced by this year's Forbes list of "top-earning dead celebrities."

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