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6 Ent. L. Rep. 1 (1984-1985)

handle is hein.journals/enterml6 and id is 1 raw text is: liIIN1[tiILT-1IA II N4iN1 JLA\WV ILEIIDIIFUIt ctic Lcture$ Televisin L ddic M ric Thedter I~ublishing Spcrts In this issue: Business Affairs 3 Television and Radio Coverage of the 1984 Olympics: Will the Summer Games Really Be an ABC Sports Exclusive? Recent Cases 8 Federal District Court refuses to order Olympic officials to schedule 5K and 10K races for women this summer 8 Recorded music synchronization license for American Graffiti soundtrack included video discs and cassettes, rules Federal District Court in New Jersey 9 Damage award of $200,000 to entertainer Carol Burnett in libel action against National Enquirer will stand as California Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court decline to review appellate court decision affirming judgment in her favor if Burnett accepts reduction of trial court's $800,000 damage award 10 California appellate court rejects claims for defamation, inten- tional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy brought by the late Errol Flynn's children against author and publisher of Flynn biography; California Supreme Court declines further review 11 Federal Court of Appeals upholds decision granting summary judgment to Dell Publishing Company in defamation action brought by individual mentioned in book Fellini on Fellini 11 New York appellate court rules that professional model is enti- tled to trial on claim that New York Magazine published his photograph without authorization 12 Federal Court of Appeals rules that publication of advertising jingle prior to January 1978 divested its creator's common law copyright in the work 13 Supreme Court of Ohio affirms award of more than $25,000 to producer of beautiful music tapes in breach of contract action against radio station 14 Federal District Court rejects University of Pittsburgh's trade- mark infringement and unfair competition claims against manufacturer of merchandise bearing university's insignia 14 Federal Court of Appeals in Wisconsin directs trial court to determine reasonable duration of contract in action brought by William B. Tanner Co. against radio station for unused advertising spots; but Federal District Court in Colorado awards damages to Tanner in separate action involving same valid until used contract language June 1984 Volume 6, Number 1 15 Dismissal of pay television company's antitrust claims against competitor is upheld; Court of Appeals rules, in part, that pay- TV is not a relevant submarket separate from other entertainment 16 Texas statute regulating rates charged by broadcasters for political advertising is ruled unconstitutional, though spon- sorship identification regulation is upheld as applied to can- didates for nonfederal offices 17 Federal Court of Appeals upholds FCC allocation of four new VHF television station assignments 17 California courts uphold constitutionality of state penal stat- ute prohibiting distribution of devices to facilitate unauthorized interception of subscription television transmissions 18 Kansas Supreme Court rules that producers of television show Lie Detector are not entitled to enter state penitentiary to videotape polygraph examination of inmate seeking to appear on the show 19 Louisiana court rules that owner of The Louisiana Hayride did not breach packaging/syndication contract; evidence.indi- cated that Elvis Presley tapes were not intended to be avail- able for packaging 19 Briefly Noted: Defamation, Copyright, Attorneys' Fees, Labor, and Cable Television cases 20 Previously Reported In the News 21 Federal District Court grants summary judgment to Writers Guild in Department of Labor action challenging results of September 1983 Guild election 21 Municipal Court Judge orders trial for three filmmakers in case involving deaths of Vic Morrow and two children on Twilight Zone set; charges against two other filmmakers are dismissed 21 Federal District Court jury rejects Quad Cinema's antitrust claims against motion picture exhibitor 21 Rolling Stones-ABKCO lawsuit is settled Departments 22 Educational Programs Calendar 22 In the Law Reviews J W

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