Captialism at its finest!

People who want to hear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech now need to pay money if they want to hear or use the speech in its entirety, as his estate holds the copyright and considers it a profit center.

Somehow, I don’t think that’s what Dr. King intended.

This entry was posted on Monday, January 16th, 2006 at 11:41 pm
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4 Responses to 'Captialism at its finest!'

fergie Says:
January 17th, 2006 at 12:09 am
Yes, it is true, but the complete story can be found here. as well as a link to a video to MLK’s famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech:

http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/2006/01/mlks-i-have-dream-speech-rarely-heard.html

Cheers,

- ferg

mrbill Says:
January 17th, 2006 at 12:11 am
Yes, and the link I used in the post has text, MP3, and video versions as well.

Roger Corman Says:
January 17th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
Just wait, Nestle is coming out with a MLK Crunch bar which not only satisfies your snack craving but helps promote racial harmony with every bite!

John Says:
January 19th, 2006 at 10:28 pm
To me it’s as ridiculous if the Jefferson family requested payment everytime someone quoted the Declaration of Independence. if the King family wants their cash cow then we should do away with the holiday. I agree, this is not what King would have wanted.