Local TV, LLC v. Superior Court

Trial court erred in denying summary judgment to defendant in misappropriation case, since defendant showed uncontradicted evidence that plaintiff had signed a contract consenting to the challenged use of his name and likeness.  Plaintiff Knutsson, the CyberGuy, signed a contract with KTLA, granting KTLA ownership of Knutsson’s videos of his CyberGuy shows.  The contract granted…