The messy legal scrap to bring celebrities back from the dead

The actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has been lobbying for all states to implement protections on the use of images of celebrities after they die. “I think that’s a concern for the actor’s union, that this could be abused – though it hasn’t yet – in a way that would replace rehiring actors,” says Rothman. “And that’s concerning for the living.”

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