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A federal judge ruled against tennis star Maria Sharapova on Wednesday, saying a Florida production company was entitled to market a documentary on her despite her agents' attempts to halt distribution.
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said Byzantium Productions Inc. was lawful in its production of two films, "Anna's Army" and "Russian Women's Tennis." The documentaries did not violate trademark laws, the judge found.
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Her agency tried to block the documentary because they claimed they "owned" all rights to her name and image. And any unauthorized use of that could hurt her value to them.
Scary idea stopped. Thankfully.
A federal judge ruled against tennis star Maria Sharapova on Wednesday, saying a Florida production company was entitled to market a documentary on her despite her agents' attempts to halt distribution.
U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said Byzantium Productions Inc. was lawful in its production of two films, "Anna's Army" and "Russian Women's Tennis." The documentaries did not violate trademark laws, the judge found.
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Her agency tried to block the documentary because they claimed they "owned" all rights to her name and image. And any unauthorized use of that could hurt her value to them.
Scary idea stopped. Thankfully.
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