Legal Opinion
Richards v. Cable News Network, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 28, 1998No. Civil Action 98-3165PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DALZELL, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Evan L. Richards (“Richards”), known in the reggae music world as “Richard Ace,” is the owner of a registered trademark of the name WORLD BEAT for his record company. Richards seeks preliminary relief enjoining defendant Cable News Network, Inc. (“CNN”) from allegedly infringing upon his trademark by using WORLD BEAT as a title for CNN’s new weekly international music program, as well as for a portion of CNN’s site on the World Wide Web.
This Memorandum will constitute our Rule 52(a) findings of fact and conclusions of law on plaintiffs motion for a…
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