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U.S. Supreme Court

Mar. 25, 2009

Win Stands for Tae Bo Founder

Los Angeles-based karate champion Billy Blanks prevailed Monday in a copyright battle over the rights to Tae Bo, a form of martial arts he developed.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Los Angeles-based karate champion Billy Blanks prevailed Monday in a copyright battle over how the rights to Tae Bo, a form of martial arts he developed, should be decided after a company that owned those rights went bankrupt.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case, allowing a May 2008 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision favoring Blanks to stand. N.C. P. Marketi...

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