That is a possibility, but still, the details in the contract with the network could keep them from profiting from the name of the products and services that the show (which the network owns) espouses...
I do believe you are right...The family needs to step up together and tell A+E to go shove it...Just walk...
Meanwhile, people like Bushear, and other media celebrity notorieties seem to be given a pass when they attack conservative and Christian values these days...
There certainly is a double standard in play here, and by not patronizing them, you may eventually impact them where it really hurts...
You're saying that their contract with the network could keep them from profiting from their own business. I highly doubt it.
The Robertsons would never have signed such a contract, and it's doubtful that any television network would have crafted such a thing.