Velez v. VV Publishing Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J.
This appeal presents the question of whether a subscription-soliciting advertisement containing a reproduction of the cover of one of the earlier editions of the weekly newspaper being advertised violated sections 50 and 51 of the Civil Rights Law because of the addition of a cartoon balloon indicating that the person whose picture appeared on the cover of the advertised edition was asking, "What’s your address?*” The asterisk following the question led the reader to a subscription coupon.
In its December 31, 1985 issue the Village Voice published a lengthy…
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