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24 Ent. L. Rep. 1 (2002-2003)

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In this Issue:


          International Developments

4   Toronto Blue Jays' play-by-play radio announcer Tom
    Cheek does not have to pay income tax in Canada,
    because he is a U.S. resident and not a radio artiste,
    Tax Court of Canada decides

4   European Union directive requires members to adopt (or
    improve) artist's resale royalty right by January 1, 2006

                    In the News

6   Movie studios win dismissal of lawsuit based on FTC
    violence report complaining that ads for R-rated movies
    are deceptive and misleading

                   Recent Cases

7   Court of Appeals, affirms dismissal of most, though not
    all, of Playboy's trademark and dilution claims against
    Tern Welles, ruling that her use of Playmate of the Year
    and other Playboy marks on her website are non-
    infringing nominative uses; court also affirms dismissal of
    Welles' defamation and emotional distress counterclaims

7 Producer of Who Wants to be a Millionaire did not
    breach contract with contestant by asking question that
    had two possible answers

8   Nielsen Media not liable to producer of barter-syndicated
    TV programs for sampling error in measurement of
    African-American viewers

8   Duke University must pay Heather Sue Mercer almost
    $2.4 million in damages and fees, because jury found
    that it discriminated against her on the basis of sex when
    football coach cut her from team after allowing her to try
    out

9   Time, Inc., wins reversal of $10.7 million defamation
    judgment awarded to boxer/actor Tex Cobb based on
    statements in Sports Illustrated; appellate court finds
    insufficient evidence of actual malice

9   Court denies Larry Flynt's request for preliminary
    injunction against Secretary of Defense that would have


           Volume 24, Number 1, June 2002


    allowed  Hustler Magazine correspondents to
    accompany American combat troops in Afghanistan

10 Graphic artist is at least joint author, and maybe sole
    author, of artworks created for album CD insert and
    promo postcard

10 Disc jockey company was not entitled to indemnity under
    advertising injury provision of insurance policy for
    $650,000 paid to RIAA to settle copyright infringement
    case resulting from company's distribution of unlicensed
    compilation discs, appellate court affirms

11 Federal court sends back to state court a TV production
    company's lawsuit alleging producer of Queen of
    Swords TV series breached contract for development of
    proposed series Gitana

11 Chamber orchestra clarinet player was independent
    contractor, rather than employee, so court dismisses
    musician's disability discrimination lawsuit

11 Metropolitan Opera must arbitrate former dancers age
    discrimination claim, New York appellate court affirms

12 Author of Career Misconduct, a book that is critical of
    owner of Chicago Blackhawks, loses bid to invalidate city
    ordinance that prohibits sale of book on sidewalk outside
    Blackhawk's home arena

12 Ordinance restricting street performances in city historic
    district is constitutional, appellate courts rules in decision
    vacating injunction won by one-man band

13 Florida Attorney General is enjoined from investigating
    whether Major League Baseball's decision to eliminate
    two teams violates antitrust laws, because the business
    of baseball is exempt

13 Judo associations defeat claim that pre-match bowing
    requirements violate competitors' rights under laws
    banning religious discrimination

14 Michigan High School Athletic Association illegally
    discriminated against girls by scheduling girls' sports to
    be played during non-traditional or inferior seasons,
    federal District Court rules


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