I'm new to the shirt business and thought it would be cool to put
images of celbrities with clever humorous(not libelous) text next to
their image. I was having fun with  it until I got a cease and desist
email from a lawfirm representing John Holmes. It turns out that John
Holmes is a corporation and that they agressively protect his image
(which I took off the internet without asking...he was dead for god
sakes...who would,ve though he would email me from the grave???) I
did exactly what they said and ceased, but it left me with many
questions like...

What if I wanted to make a shirt that made fun of Martha Stewart with
her image on it?

If I can't do it, how come the National Enquierer can use her image on
the cover of their magazine to do essentially the same thing?

What if I wanted to use Arnold Swartzenegger on a shirt? He's a
politician...isn't he fair game? I heard he sued over a boble head
figure and won due to his celebrity status???

I'm presently using celbrity mug shots on my shirts...isn't that okay
since it's a public record?