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California Courts of Appeal

Sep. 8, 2016

Appellate court reverses right of publicity win for CyberGuy

In a victory for how the TV industry uses the material of talent no longer on the payroll, a right of publicity claim against the Tribune Media Company by the self-branded CyberGuy has been tossed by a state appellate court.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In a victory for how the TV industry uses the material of talent no longer on the payroll, a right of publicity claim against the Tribune Media Company by the self-branded CyberGuy has been tossed by a state appellate court.

The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Friday that Local TV LLC did not breach a contract that Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson entered into with Los Angele...

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