California Station Sued for Imus Reruns

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

San Bernardino, Calif. (AP) -- CBS Radio is suing a small radio station for airing reruns of Don Imus' program since his firing for sexist and racist comments about the Rutgers University women's college basketball team.

The lawsuit filed this past week in federal court in Riverside claims KCAA-AM and its license holder violated copyright protections. The suit seeks a temporary restraining order and $150,000 for each violation. A hearing is set for Tuesday.

... CBS Radio said it asked the station to stop. The defendants "have made it clear ... that only a judicial decree will prevent them from persisting in their actions," CBS says in court filings.

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[LiberalFighter]

1. When I first heard about this station if it was the same one... I posted

about whether they had legal right to rebroadcast.

My previous post Post

I asked the question...
Who owns the rights to the broadcasts? Imus or NBC?