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10 Ent. L. Rep. 1 (1988-1989)

handle is hein.journals/enterml10 and id is 1 raw text is: IIN1[tIIlAf II N4Allf1 MetUln Iictures Televisln Iadic Music Theater lublishinu Sprts In this issue: Recent Cases 3 Warner Bros. awarded statutory damages of $100 in copyright infringement action against seller of Gremlins character doll, but Federal District Court rejects Warner's claim for attorneys' fees 3 Jimmie Rodgers may pursue royalty suit against Roulette Records only as to claims arising after November 1978, rules Federal District Court; singer's pre-1978 claims and other causes of action are dismissed on statute of limitations and substantive grounds 4 Robert Maheu's action against author, publishers and distri- butors of book Citizen Hughes was properly dismissed, rules California appellate court 5 Author and publisher of In the Spirit of Crazy Horse obtain summary judgment dismissing libel action brought by FBI agent 6 Good faith purchaser of Monet painting is entitled to retain possession of it, despite claim by former owner that painting disappeared from Germany during World War II, Federal Court of Appeals rules 7 Art dealer awarded $115,000 in damages due to disappear- ance of James Wyeth painting from premises of frame repair company 7 Copyright Royalty Tribunal announces allocation to copyright owners of royalty fees paid by cable systems for secondary transmissions during 1985 8 Cable television systems must include revenues from distant non-network programs and mixed tiers in calculating gross receipts for purposes of determining royalties due copyright owners, rules Federal Court of Appeals 9 Federal Court of Appeals upholds dismissal of RICO claim in connection with letter sent by HBO affiliates to alleged sig- nal pirates; claim under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act also is dismissed 9 Federal Court of Appeals, finding no pattern of racketeering activity, upholds decision rejecting RICO claim brought against SelecTV by television program distributor in connec- tion with joint venture to acquire rights in telecast of 1981 heavyweight boxing match 10 Ceramic tile dealers did not establish fraudulent conduct by tile manufacturer, rules Federal Court of Appeals, in affirm- ing dismissal of RICO claim 10 United StatesSupreme Court lets stand decision holdingthat Sacramento broadcaster would be required to offer equal time to opponents of one of its newscasters who sought public office 11 Federal Court of Appeals clarifies its opinion invalidating FCC's interim must-carry rules June 1988 Volume 10, Number 1 11 Federal Communications Commission properly pre-empted state and local regulation of technical standards for cable tele- vision signal quality, rules United States Supreme Court 11 Federal Communications Commission's refusal to extend tele- vision station construction permit is upheld 12 Group W Cable obtains injunction preventing city of Santa Cruz from terminating company's cable franchise and from imposing excessive franchise fee or broad public access and technical requirements 13 New York appellate court denies building owner's claim for over $500,000 in attorneys' fees incurred in 11-year action against cable television company 13 Texas appellate court refuses to dismiss listener's claim that radio station breached oral contract in connection with $25,000 promotional offer 13 Talent agent entitled to court order confirming award by Screen Actors Guild Arbitration Tribunal in fee dispute with actor 14 Swiss bank not entitled to attach proceeds from auction of Picasso painting sold for $3.5 million, rules NeW York trial court, because painting's consignor did not pledge art work as collateral for bank's loan to her husband 14 Federal Court of Appeals reverses judgment in favor of former partner in art book publishing venture in connection with wrongful interference claim against another investor in project 15 Magazine publisher not entitled to deduct estimated value of unsold magazines in calculating federal income tax 15 Minor league baseball player did not establish that shoulder injury was aggravated by intentional conduct of team; player's exclusive remedy was under New York Workers Compensa- tion Act 16 Jockey reasonably assumed risk of injury during horse race 16 Brokerage firm obtains judgment notwithstanding the verdict after jury awards $7 million to Burt Reynolds' former finan- cial advisor in action alleging slander by the firm; new trial is ordered on advisors' fraud claim 17 United States Supreme Court dismisses (for lack of jurisdic- tion) special prosecutor's appeal from decision absolving Rhode Island newspaper of contempt for violating temporary restraining order barring publication of FBI material 17 Briefly Noted: Copyright, Tax, Labor Relations, Spectator Injury, Libel, Contracts, Advertising, and Newsrack Ordinance cases 22 Previously Reported Departments 23 In the Law Reviews: Il J F' IV

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