The estates of two photographers closely associated with Marilyn Monroe have won the rights to freely license their images of the actress. In March, a federal court judge in California clarified the Right of Publicity for the Milton H. Greene Archives and Tom Kelley Studios.

Previously, rights had been claimed by Marilyn Monroe LLC (MMLLC) and CMG Worldwide, making it difficult for the Greene Archives and Kelley Studios to license many images. A May 2007 court decision ruled that Monroe had no publicity rights to her image...