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Ask HN: I want to name a library after a dead person. Do I need permission?

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Ask HN: I want to name a library after a dead person. Do I need permission?

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Background: The San Jose State University library is called Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. library.

If you want to do a similar thing. Whose permission do you need for using the name? What if the person is still alive e.g. Barack Obama Library?