Bullshit
"It would make biopics about actors, musicians, or athletes impossible, according to an memorandum written by the MPAA."
Bollocks, just ask the subject* for consent. And f*cking pay them their dues. Simple.
*or estate.
Perpetual copyright/consent works both ways.
Leftfield idea : Why not prosecute, and jail, such twunts for making such fake statements?