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   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    David  wrote:   
      
   > The entertaining lawsuit has more fireworks. Besides Sivero alleging   
   > that his publicity rights were violated and that his idea was   
   > misappropriated, he's also in court over defendants' alleged   
   > interference with prospective economic advantage. Sivero says that by   
   > stealing his likeness and idea, the defendants have "diluted the value   
   > of the character created by plaintiff, and contributed to the   
   > 'type-casting' of Plaintiff."   
      
   So he's claiming both that he can't play the mobster role because the   
   value has been diluted, AND that he can't play other roles because   
   they've type-casted him?   
      
   If there's any cause to the type-casting, it's his own, by not pursuing   
   enough other types of roles. He put all his eggs in the mobster   
   handbasket.   
      
   --   
   Barry Margolin   
   Arlington, MA   
      
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