Legal Opinion
Sims v. Kiro, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 30, 1978No. 5400-1PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallow, J.
Richard Sims operated a retail business at the Seattle Center known as the "Bicentennial Shop" which specialized in souvenirs of the 1976 bicentennial celebration. The shop was in the Seattle Center International Bazaar located in the basement of the Food Circus building.
On January 2, 1976, KIRO-TV went to the Seattle Center and video-taped background for a news feature. A short segment was taped depicting a newsman reporting from the main floor of the Food Circus. Thereafter, closeup shots of bicentennial merchandise on display in the store were video tape recorded. These closeup shots, by…
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