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...story's copyright. In the majority opinion, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote that the film could not be shown without permission from the current holder of the copyright, even though Woolrich had promised to renew his agreement with the filmmakers. The winner in the case was Sheldon Abend, a literary agent who bought the copyright from Woolrich's estate for $650 in 1971. Since 1983, Rear Window has grossed more than $12 million for its owners, who include star Jimmy Stewart. A lower court will decide how much Abend should receive...
...president of Chicago's Kemper Group of Insurance Companies: "You have an accident, and everyone involved gets sued. We live in litigious times." Insurance companies blame courts for being far too generous in determining liability and juries for granting exorbitant awards. "There is no limit to it," says Albert Abend, spokesman for Hartford's Aetna. "There are no federal standards. What kind of business environment is this...
...Europa Abend" or European Evening was the novel finale for the national convention of West Germany's Christian Democratic Union in Kiel. First the politicians routinely re-elected Helmut Kohl party chairman, despite grumbles that Kohl will be no match for Social Democratic Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in next year's elections. After that, to stir support for C.D.U. candidates in upcoming European Parliament elections, a novel buffet of dishes from other European Community nations: smoked salmon from Denmark, Netherlands herring, Italian wine and, Gott im Himmel, the French dish-or dishes-three dancers who pranced about onstage wearing...
...Abend-Longwood Theatre...
...Abend-Longwood; Theatre...