“because Jackson is dead, anyone is free to defame him. The current law generally requires that defamed individuals must be alive to sue for libel or slander. This is a gaping hole in the legal protection of reputation that allows all manner of lies, even intentionally false accusations made for financial gain or revenge, to be widely circulated about dead people. The moment that someone dies, his or her reputation is up for grabs. It can be savaged without any credible evidence, and without any recourse from the law by loved ones or the estate of the defamed deceased. This open season on dead celebrities encourages the exploitation of their memories for profit. It also encourages media to be unconcerned with seeking truth, especially when lies sell soap and nuanced truth is boring.”