California US District Judge rules – No Rights of Publicity to her Estate.

Los Angeles, CA: Judge Margaret M. Morrow of United States District Court, Central District of California, ruled on March 10, 2008 that Marilyn Monroe LLC,(MMLLC) and CMG Worldwide, Inc., of Indiana (CMG) do not own rights to publicity of the famous actress Marilyn Monroe. For years, agents for the photographic Archives of Milton H. Greene and Tom Kelley Studios attempted to market and license their captivating images of one of Hollywood's most renowned actresses, Marilyn Monroe. However, CMG and MMLLC were not happy with the photographers licensing photographs of Miss Monroe.
CMG and MMLC tried blocking Greene and Kelley from marketing their images of Monroe. CMG and MMLLC assumed they owned any and all likenesses, names, copyrights and rights of publicity of Marilyn Monroe... but in fact, they do not.

Litigation arose in Indiana on March 2005 when CMG and MMLLC charged both The Archives of Milton H. Greene and Tom Kelley Studios of violating the rights of publicity by licensing photographs of Marilyn Monroe.