Monday
Jun072004
Claiming their names are copyrighted, defendants charge
Monday, June 7, 2004 at 06:52PM
Claiming their names are copyrighted, defendants charge when judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers use their names.
Since their arrest last year in an alleged $10 million money-order scheme, five South Jersey men have been billing judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers for using their names in court papers and hearings. They claim that they own the financial rights to their names, which they have copyrighted, and are therefore owed $1 million for each use. [more]
Since their arrest last year in an alleged $10 million money-order scheme, five South Jersey men have been billing judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers for using their names in court papers and hearings. They claim that they own the financial rights to their names, which they have copyrighted, and are therefore owed $1 million for each use. [more]