RAY v. ESPN, INC.

No. 14-2117.

783 F.3d 1140 (2015)

Steve RAY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ESPN, INC.; ESPN Classic, Inc.; ESPN Classic Europe, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan D. McDowell, McDowell & McDowell, L.L.C., Springfield, MO, for appellant.

Joseph E. Martineau,   Sarah A. Milunski, St. Louis, MO, Scott A. Wissel, Kansas City, MO, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., for appellee.

Before SMITH, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


[Published]

Steve "Wild Thing" Ray brought suit against ESPN, Inc.; ESPN Classic, Inc.; and ESPN Classic Europe, Inc. (collectively, "ESPN"), asserting state-law tort claims related to ESPN's re-telecast of his wrestling performances. The district court1 held that the Copyright Act preempts Ray's claims...

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