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SHAW FAMILY ARCHIVES, LTD. v. CMG WORLDWIDE, INC.

No. 05 Civ. 3939(CM)(MDF).

434 F.Supp.2d 203 (2006)

SHAW FAMILY ARCHIVES, LTD., Bradford Licensing Inc., James E. Dougherty, and Valhalla Productions LLC., Plaintiffs/Consolidated Defendants, v. CMG WORLDWIDE, INC. and Marilyn Monroe, LLC., Defendants/Consolidated Plaintiffs.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

May 19, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian L. Greben, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Orin Snyder, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM DECISION REGARDING CHOICE OF LAW

McMAHON, District Judge.

The facts as alleged by the parties are as follows:

Marilyn Monroe LLC ("MMLLC") is a limited liability company organized under Delaware law with its principal place of business in Indiana. It purports to own the rem of the postmortem right of publicity of Marilyn Monroe, perhaps the most famous American sex symbol of the twentieth century. MMLLC acquired these rights from...

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