By: Ellen Liburt Web Site Will Be Called 'Lightning' Instead
Hearst Newspapers Partnership LP and San Antonio entrepreneur
R.G. Griffing reached an out-of-court settlement in their legal
tussle over the use of San Antonio Light, the name of the daily
newspaper that Hearst closed after buying the rival San
Antonio Express-News in 1992.
Neither party would divulge the settlement amount, but Griffing
said that he'll change the name of both his news Web site and his
planned weekly tabloid - set to launch March 15, he noted,
the date "Brutus gave it to Caesar" - to San Antonio
Lightning.
Hearst lawyer Bernie Martinez said only: "Mr. Griffing is
permanently enjoined from ever using the San Antonio Light mark
again."
Ellen Liburt (eliburt@editorandpublisher.com) is a reporter for E&P.
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SAN ANTONIO WEB SITE COUNTERSUES HEARST (08/28/00)
HEARST SUES OVER 'LIGHT' IN SAN ANTONIO (08/14/00)
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