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16 Ent. L. Rep. 1 (1994-1995)

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In this Issue:

     Legal Affairs


3    A Split Decision in Student Athlete Drug Testing
     Cases: California and Colorado Supreme Courts
     Disagree about Constitutionality of Drug Tests for
     Student Athletes, by Eileen Selsky

11 The Tonya Harding Case: A Comment on the
     Further Developments, by Robert L. Bard and Lewis
     Kurlantzick

     Recent Cases

13   Musicians may proceed with wrongful interference
     with contract claim against Shirley Bassey, British
     court rules

14   Model may proceed with New York Civil Rights Law
     and defamation claims against producer of sexually
     explicit commercial satire

15   Confidential source may proceed with promissory
     estoppel claim against Glamour Magazine

15   Marvel Comics has protectible interest in Plasmer
     name for comic book series, but may not enjoin
     distribution of Warriors of Plasm series

16   Court upholds deficiency assessed against Walt
     Disney Inc. based on recapture of investment tax
     credits after corporate reorganization

17 Transamerica may include in its basis for films
     estimated future participation and residual payments
     due performers, creators and unions

18   Disallowance of investment tax credit deductions in
     connection with master recording leasing program is
     upheld

19 Tax Court decision on fair market value of disputed
     Charles Russell work upheld


          Volume 16, Number 1, June 1994



19   Court dismisses claim of discrimination against LL
     Cool J by former law firm

20   Appellate court affirms Associated Press victory in
     copyright infringement case brought by publisher of
     baseball pitching statistics

21   Federal court in Texas does not have personal
     jurisdiction over California-based music publisher, in
     declaratory relief action seeking declaration that ZZ
     Top song La Grange does not infringe copyright to
     Besman and Hooker song Boogie Chillen

21 New trial is ordered in Jeffrey Masson's libel action
     against writer of New Yorker article

22   Newspaper prevails in action involving parody letter
     to the editor

23   Court affirms rejection of defamation claim based on
     20/20's reference to individual as a hitman

23   New York Court of Appeals reverses $15.5 million
     judgment in defamation action and orders new trial

24   Court upholds ruling that Rodney Dangerfield may
     seek identities of confidential sources quoted in
     allegedly libelous article

25   Contempt order entered upon author's failure to
     comply with discovery order is reversed

26   Jingle writer loses action challenging court's jurisdic-
     tion in dispute involving distribution of ASCAP
     royalties

27   Decision upholding Muzak's revised license agree-
     ment is affirmed


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