On the Economist Website there was an interesting article on Elvis titled "A case-study in popular culture and intellectual-property law". Most people agree that Elvis died on August 16th 1977. But the legend lives on. And so does the legend's ability to generate big bucks. Thanks largely to Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), a company set up to manage the singer's estate, the King is worth more dead than he ever was alive. Read the article