Tabberone is pronounced tab ber won |
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New Kids v News America, 971 F.2d 302 (9th Cir 1992)
PLAINTIFF: The New Kids on the Block, reputedly at the time, one of the hottest musical acts. DEFENDANT : News America, two newspapers of national circulation, conducted separate polls of their readers seeking an answer to a pressing question: Which one of the New Kids is the most popular? To vote, readers had to call a 900 number, for which they were charged a fee. The two papers raised the First Amendment as a defense, on the theory that the polls were part and parcel of their "news-gathering activities." The district court granted summary judgment for defendants. New Kids appealed. The Court of Appeals ruled in favor of News America. |