There is a Twitter account with the handle @jamesdean. The tweets tend to be pictures of Dean, or quotes by or about him. The entity alleging ownership of all rights associated with the late actor, including a federal registration for JAMES DEAN, sues Twitter.

Background here.

Discussion of the right of publicity in Indiana (home to CMG, a large personlity rights licensing company) here.

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