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6 Ent. L. Rep. 1 (1984-1985)
Issue 2

handle is hein.journals/enterml6 and id is 25 raw text is: iLAWi 11IU114Il tL Metlen Eictures Televisien LUdic Music Theater I~ublishino Spcrts In this issue: July 1984 Volume 6, Number 2 Business Affairs 3 Peddling Music: Pop and Rock Tours like Michael Jackson's Grow More Complex as Both Business Transactions and On- Stage Gimmicks Outstrip the Old Beatles, by June Kronholz 6 Concert Tour Financing through Record Company Support and Corporate Sponsorship, by Michael J. Pollack Recent Cases 10 Plagiarism and other state law claims against The Deer Hunter are rejected by California appellate court because of federal preemption and lack of substantial similarity 10 Clyde Beatty's widow allowed to proceed with action alleging infringement of Beatty's right of publicity; California law does not preclude action, rules Federal Court of Appeals in diver- sity lawsuit 12 Florida appellate court upholds jury award of $100,000 in inva- sion of privacy action against Genesis magazine, but punitive damage award of $400,000 is reversed 12 Florida appellate court rules that retouched photograph of model in Hustler magazine was not defamatory because it did not convey a false impression when read with accompanying caption 12 Federal Court of Appeals reverses International Trade Com- mission finding that Rally-X video game was not entitled to protection under the Tariff Act against allegedly infringing imported video games 13 California Supreme Court to consider denial of Los Angeles Rams' petition to compel arbitration of contract dispute with former player Fred Dryer 14 California Supreme Court rules that consumer suit against General Foods alleging deceptive cereal advertising stated causes of action for injunctive relief and restitution under state's unfair competition and false advertising laws 15 Mississippi statute prohibiting the intrastate advertisement of alcoholic beverages is upheld 15 Artists' failure to reach mutual assent on scope of consent judgment in copyright infringement action rendered judgment unenforceable, rules Federal Court of Appeals 16 Central Intelligence Agency secrecy agreement requiring prepublication clearance of certain material written by former agents is upheld by Federal Court of Appeals 17 Federal District Court in Louisiana denies motion seeking criminal contempt charge against CBS for failure to comply with court order to produce prebroadcast transcript of 60 Minutes segment 17 Briefly Noted: Cable Television, Music, and Class Action cases In the News 19 Woody Allen agrees to interim settlement, pending trial, of claims against look-alike performer 19 California Franchise Tax Board votes not to impose retroac- tive sales tax on services of music industry personnel 19 American Federation of Musicians and television networks agree to contract covering videotaped performances of live television shows; terms are submitted to AF of M members for ratification 1 19 Motion picture distributors and Group W settle dispute over unauthorized preview showings of films via pay cable television 20 New York court awards punitive damages in action alleging theft of cable television services 20 Jury awards $1,975,000 in damages to five record companies in copyright infringement action 20 Wisconsin enacts blind-bidding statute Washington Monitor 21 Federal Communications Commission grants Donahue show an exemption from equal opportunities provision of the Com- munications Act, reversing its prior ruling in the matter 21 Cable television association and cities reach agreement on cable deregulation, clearing the way for enactment of legis- lation by Congress 21 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission begins investi- gation of discriminatory hiring practices in film industry Departments 22 Book Note: Entertainment Law by Melvin Simensky and Thomas D. Selz Educational Programs Calendar In the Law Reviews

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