Stumpy - that´s actually what the germany-based Turkish company did when they asked Youtube to remove videos with Ataturk. But you can´t copyright a person, can you? Esopecially a public figure - anybody can draw or type his name and then express their opinion about him on Youtube

 Or maybe he will be like Voldemort in the Harry Potter stories and we will start calling him, "He who can´t be mentioned."

Yes you can daydreamer, Elvis Presley is trademarked, no one can reproduce his image without the consent of Presley estate

As a result Elvis Presley is a trademark and anyone selling Presley related memorabilia in the U.S. must pay EPE an advance fee plus a royalty on every item

 I think this is in regards to "selling" anything with his image.  I think you can still draw him, mention his name, dress up like him and even make fun of him without breaking the law.

True also, but if the estate deems that a certain representation is derogatory or insulting it will be most likely removed from circulation.  Why do some vidoes on youtube have no sound, copyright laws, youtube has no choice but to remove the audio.  Some videos have been removed also because of infringment rights.  Just need to trademark. 

Here´s an example, I have photos of relatives, I have the negatives.  I man published the photos of my relatives without asking my permission.  He had no choice but to retract his publications because he did not ask my permission and I do not have my relatives trademarked

I am too polite to critisize a deceased man, in derogatory terms.

I am too polite to critisize a deceased man, in derogatory terms.

I gather that´s why people shouldn´t criticise Hitler or Che Sorry I don´t buy the fact that somebody´s death makes them untouchable. Everyone´s entitled to an opinion

 I think you are confused regarding copyright, trademark and patents. They are quite different, and you can not trademark a person. Look it up The photos of your relatives were copyright, not trademarked.

My opinion is that though you can be considered a part of the "Everyone" set, you are hardly qualified to express opinions about anyone.

How about that?

For Elvis I am not confusing trademark and copyright, Elvis is a trademarked brand and the EPE, Elvis Presley Estate is the owner of the trademark and the even if there is no official copyrights on my relatives photos, if you are the legal detainee of the negative and original photo it is automaticly covered by the copyright act and is covered for 50 years after your death and I have yet to invent something that needs to be covered by a patent