December 8, 2003

Supremes no comment allows Parks media suit to head back to the courts

The Supreme Court's denial of Cert clears the way for Rosa Parks suit against Outkast (LaFace Records, Arista Records and BMG Entertainment) claiming that use of her name as a title without permission constituted false advertising and infringed on her right to publicity. [Wired News] [Law.com]


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