The Legal battles over Marilyn continue

Who Owns the Rights to Marilyn's Images? When I sold my first bottle of Marilyn Merlot Wine (1987 vintage) on two years ago, I never imagined I would be involved or affected by Federal lawsuits and California legislation signed by my own Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The controversy is simple. It's all about who owns the rights to these iconic photos of Marilyn taken by Milton Greene (Ballerrina), Tom Kelley Sr. (Red Velvet Series) and Sam Shaw ("Flying Skirt" from the "Seven Year Itch". The best summary I found is the September 14th posting at Our Marilyn Blog. This past May, NY and California Federal Courts found in favor of the surviving heirs of the photographers . Not willing to accept that decision, the Marilyn Monroe LLC proceeded to get new legislation turbo-charged through the California Legislature and signed into law last week. Problem is that Marilyn has been deemed to have been legally domiciled in NY at the time of her death and the California law does not apply. It was well reported in the USA Today, Wall Street Journal , London Telegraph and NPR Radio and will probably be well watched as the constitutionality of the process is tested in the courts. How sad....how did we get involved? That's a story for another day. This thread will be all about the "Marilyn Law" and its impact on the Marilyn collectible community.