Re: "Seinfeld" Case(s)?

On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, Nick Zales <zales[_at_]execpc.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Bob Cumbow <rcumbow[_at_]grahamdunn.com> mentioned:
> >
> > ... the Seinfeld 'transformative use' case ...
> >
> > I grant that the Seinfeld case was wrongly decided.
>
> Never heard of it. Hasn't everybody heard of Wisconsin's
> "Seinfeld" case? An abomination were a miscreant worker used Seinfeld's
> low-brow humour and sophomoric innuendo to harass women, was fired by
> Miller Brewing and then won a $27 million judgment in a dog-and-pony
> show trial?
>
> What are the facts of your "Seinfeld" case Bob? What's the rule of
> law it spawned?

It was featured on Court TV -- It was the "rhymes with Mulva" episode of Seinfeld. The Miller exec showed a co-worker "vulva" in a dictionary, since she said she didn't get the joke. I doubt it is reported, but it may be.

Adrienne Meddock
<ameddock[_at_]bambi.acc.nccu.edu> Received on Wed Aug 25 1999 - 19:36:13 GMT