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ASTAIRE v. BEST FILM & VIDEO CORP.

Nos. 95-56632, 95-56633.

116 F.3d 1297 (1997)

Robyn ASTAIRE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BEST FILM & VIDEO CORP., Defendant-Appellant. Robyn ASTAIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BEST FILM & VIDEO CORP., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Wegner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant.

George R. Hedges, Hedges & Caldwell, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee.

Angela S. Alberts, Theodore J. Minch and Christine M. Sovich, Indianapolis, IN, in house counsel for amicus CMG Worldwide, Inc.

Robert C. Vanderet, Neil S. Jahss, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, CA, for amici CBS Inc., Fox, Inc., National Broadcasting Co., Inc., and Warner Bros.

Dean T. Barnhard, Barnes & Thornberg, Indianapolis, IN, Shirley M. Hufstedler, Morrison & Foerster, Los Angeles, CA, for amici Wayne Enterprises Ltd., Wayne Productions, Inc., the Screen Actors Guild, Inc., et al.

Before: SCHROEDER, WIGGINS and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge WIGGINS; Dissent by Judge SCHROEDER.

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Best Film & Video Corporation ("Best") is a New York corporation which manufactures, markets, and distributes pre-recorded videotapes. Robyn Astaire ("Mrs.Astaire") is the widow of the legendary performer Fred Astaire. Mrs. Astaire sued Best in federal district court, alleging that Best's use of her late husband's image in a series of dance instructional videotapes violated her...

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