KNB ENTERPRISES v. MATTHEWS

No. B127931.

92 Cal.Rptr.2d 713 (2000)

78 Cal.App.4th 362

KNB ENTERPRISES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Greg W. MATTHEWS, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division One.

Review Denied June 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan P. Milberg and David L. Amkraut, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Lauren Ross, Burbank, for Defendant and Respondent.


ORTEGA, Acting P.J.

In Fleet v. CBS, Inc. (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 1911, 58 Cal.Rptr.2d 645, the appellate court held that unpaid film actors' claims for misappropriation of name, photograph, or likeness under section 3344 of the Civil Code1 were preempted by federal copyright law, where the only misappropriation alleged was the film's authorized...

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