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Post by slappy on Apr 3, 2013 15:56:31 GMT -5
HARTFORD, Conn. — World Wrestling Entertainment and the widow of performer Owen Hart have settled a lawsuit over royalties and the use of Hart’s image. The settlement was announced Wednesday by Martha Hart, WWE chief executive Vince McMahon, his wife and former CEO Linda McMahon, and the Stamford, Conn., company. The two sides did not disclose details. Owen Hart died in 1999 while being lowered into the wrestling ring at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. He was 34. Martha Hart sued in June 2010, alleging that WWE did not pay royalty payments owed to Owen Hart’s estate and violated a contract restricting the use of her late husband’s name and likeness. Linda McMahon ran unsuccessfully as Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Connecticut in 2010 and 2012. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/conn-wrestling-conglomerate-widow-of-performer-settle-lawsuit-over-use-of-name-likeness/2013/04/03/1be40318-9c9b-11e2-9219-51eb8387e8f1_story.html |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 15:59:04 GMT -5
What does that have to do with anything?
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Post by ________ has left the building on Apr 3, 2013 16:00:30 GMT -5
What does that have to do with anything? Nothing but got keep rubbing salt into the wounds apparently. |
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Post by CM Parish on Apr 3, 2013 16:00:47 GMT -5
What does that have to do with anything? They just like to throw that in there. |
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Post by DSR on Apr 3, 2013 16:08:31 GMT -5
What does that have to do with anything? They thought the "Randy Orton has amazing thighs" meme had run its course. |
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Apr 3, 2013 16:13:12 GMT -5
What does that have to do with anything? They thought the "Randy Orton has amazing thighs" meme had run its course. Lindas senate run now has to be mentioned in every newz story we hear. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 16:16:30 GMT -5
Rubbing salt into the 90 mil wound.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 16:34:16 GMT -5
Wow I never thought I'd see the day where this was finally settled.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Apr 3, 2013 16:41:12 GMT -5
My hope is Martha got some royalties out of this, as that was my biggest issue with WWE's part. So I hope she got a payday.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 16:42:06 GMT -5
Rubbing salt into the 90 mil wound. Where's that Vince gif when you need it? |
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Post by anticonscience on Apr 3, 2013 16:55:54 GMT -5
First Bruno agrees to go into the WWE HoF and now this is settled, 2 things many people thought they'd never see happen.
Who at WWE headquarters made the deal with Satan?
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Post by Razor Gives It A 4/10 on Apr 3, 2013 17:01:13 GMT -5
Finally!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 17:10:29 GMT -5
First Bruno agrees to go into the WWE HoF and now this is settled, 2 things many people thought they'd never see happen. Who at WWE headquarters made the deal with Satan? Trips gets shit done |
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Post by Yami Daimao on Apr 3, 2013 17:11:24 GMT -5
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Apr 3, 2013 17:21:14 GMT -5
I'm waiting to see what the details of the settlement are.
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Post by lionheart21 on Apr 3, 2013 17:29:36 GMT -5
So....HOF induction next year?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 17:30:01 GMT -5
I assume the settlement is just money, as a judge ruled in April 2012 that WWE had the right to use their footage and photos of Owen and dismissed that part of Martha's lawsuit.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2013 17:48:30 GMT -5
What does that have to do with anything? Well, it's from the Washington Post. Perhaps in their mind they need to give non-wrestling fan readers a reason to care about this story...? So....HOF induction next year? .......am I the only one who saw this and thought "Did Vince know about this news when he posted his 1st Twitter on Monday?" "Could THIS be the Friday night announcement???"  |
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Post by Maxx Rage on Apr 3, 2013 17:49:53 GMT -5
First Bruno agrees to go into the WWE HoF and now this is settled, 2 things many people thought they'd never see happen. Who at WWE headquarters made the deal with Satan? Next thing you know, they'll start showing Chris Be......... okay, that's kind of a stretch. |
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Apr 3, 2013 17:51:41 GMT -5
So....HOF induction next year? Yeah! About time Martha gets in! I don't want to say McMahon-Hart lawsuits are a holdover from the 90's, but if this litigation went on any longer it would main event a TNA pay-per-view. |
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