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· 2/14/1983

Patricia Ann Valentine v. C.B.S., Inc. D/B/A Columbia Records, Bob Dylan, A/K/A Robert Zimmerman, Jacques Levy and Warner Bros. Publications, Inc.

Citations

  • 698 F.2d 430
  • 9 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1249
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 30569

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  • “events surrounding [Rubin (Hurricane) ] Carter’s trial and recent retrial continue to be matters of legitimate public interest”
  • \Use of a name is not harmful simply because it is included in a publication sold for profit.\
  • “Use of a name is not harmful simply because it is included in a publication sold for profit.”
  • “use of a name is not harmful simply because it is included in a publication sold for profit.”
  • “[U]nder Florida law the publication of facts regarding matters of legitimate public or general interest will not support an invasion of privacy action.”

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Judges: Roney, Johnson, Dyer

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