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IIRC a landmark trial in early post-WW2 years resulted in it being impossible for third party to own complete rights for someone's natural likeness or other natural features (like voice, which was specific case involved).

So they can't win the right to prevent distribution, they can win the right to use the likeliness, but for distribution they would need to have active contract with Mangione that they are representing him for that, which I somehow doubt being the case.

Can a corporation CLAIM civil damages over their CEOs murder ? I'd think that would be his "estate" perhaps ? (Far from being a lawyer)

> Can a corporation CLAIM civil damages over their CEOs murder

Maybe not murder. But if Mangione is inspiring death threats against others, maybe.

"I'm going to own it in the future" gives you exactly zero rights over something today.

But IANAL, so what do I know.

But it may convince the court to side with you on a seize and desist sort of a motion.

IANAL either though