[James] Dean has been cast as the star in a new, upcoming movie called Back to Eden.
This feels so wrong to use someone’s likeness withiut their permission after their passing
After you’re dead there’s no way to get permission. It’s up to whoever holds the rights to your likeness.
It’s necromancy.
Damn, I wonder if people will have to include something in their wills against their likeness being used like this. Imagine your descendents selling the rights to your likeness and it being used to promote views you disagree with, capitalising on the reputation you had before your death.
According to the articles, even putting something specific in your will won’t actually prevent it under the current laws.
Y’know, in my darkest moments, I’ve taken solace in the fact that suicide would also mean I wouldn’t have to partake in capitalism anymore.
This feels like literal hell. Not even suicide will let you escape.
You’re not actually “in” the picture. The camera doesn’t steal your soul.
