Shutterstock's New Partnership Might Bring You More Ads With Icons Like Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley

Famous images will now be licensed for commercial use

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In the next year, you may see some of the world’s most iconic historical figures pop up more and more in advertising.

That’s because Shutterstock is about to make it a lot easier for brands to access the images from estates of icons like Marilyn Monroe, Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley, Martin Luther King Jr., among others. The stock photography provider is partnering with Greenlight, a clearance and rights agency, to provide brands and advertisers with the rights to previously unavailable photos.

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