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And, the U.S. government had to _pay_ the king family $800,000 for the rights to use his copyrighted words on the very statue built to memorialize him. (http:/
by eplanit 13y ago
And, the U.S. government had to _pay_ the king family $800,000 for the rights to use his copyrighted words on the very statue built to memorialize him.
(http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/08/maya-angelou-upset-over-mlk-memorial-inscription/ http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/08/maya-angelou-u...)
- JPKab 13y agoCan someone please explain this? Do his children depend on the royalties for income?
- antc 13y agoNo. Profits made from royalties go primarily into funding The King Center. http://www.thekingcenter.org/ http://www.thekingcenter.org/
- nostromo 13y agoAnd who works for the King Center? MLK's kids. So yes, royalties go to the King Center, which at least in part, go to his children, including MLK III. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_III