{"id":87292,"date":"2022-10-05T02:49:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T02:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/howard-stern-ex-sidekick-stuttering-john-loses-sirius-xm-appeal\/"},"modified":"2022-10-05T02:49:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T02:49:01","slug":"howard-stern-ex-sidekick-stuttering-john-loses-sirius-xm-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/howard-stern-ex-sidekick-stuttering-john-loses-sirius-xm-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Stern ex-sidekick &#8216;Stuttering John&#8217; loses Sirius XM appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-0\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) &#8211; John Melendez, a former Howard Stern sidekick known by his alter ego Stuttering John, on Tuesday lost his appeal in a claim claiming that Sirius XM Holdings Inc (SIRI.O) improperly exploited his celebrity on channels dedicated to the radio and television host.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected Melendez&#8217;s claim that Sirius owed damages for using his name, persona and voice from old recordings in advertising without permission, in order to add and retain listeners.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Circuit Judge Joseph Bianco said Melendez failed to plausibly allege that Sirius &#8220;usurped his identity&#8221; by using his name or likeness independent of airing excerpts from old episodes, meaning that federal copyright law preempted his &#8220;right of publicity&#8221; claims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"registration-prompt-v2__container__1mRPg registration-prompt-v2__inline__1JoxF article-body-v2__element__23wZV article-body-v2__inline-registration-prompt__3q-iu\">\n<p><h5 data-testid=\"Heading\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__white__3r45t text__medium__1kbOh text__heading_5__2krbj heading__base__2T28j heading__heading_5__2A2g- registration-prompt-v2__heading__2z1Vt\">Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com<\/h5>\n<p><button data-testid=\"Button\" class=\"button__button__2Ecqi button__secondary__18moI button__round__1nYLA text-button__container__3q3zX registration-prompt-v2__button-text__2m6i6\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"button__container__3sgvk\"><span data-testid=\"Text\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__inherit-color__3208F text__bold__2-8Kc text__default__UPMUu text-button__medium__113uZ\">register<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In a 34-page decision, Bianco distinguished Melendez&#8217;s argument from cases in which judges allowed right of publicity claims where sound-alikes mimicked singer Bette Midler&#8217;s voice to sell Ford vehicles and singer Tom Waits&#8217; voice to sell Doritos.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-4\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">&#8220;To the extent that Melendez appears in Sirius XM&#8217;s promotional material, his appearances are in connection to a product to which he has a very relevant connection: the (Howard Stern) Show in which he appeared as a prominent cast member for over fifteen years, &#8220;Biano wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-5\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Melendez has said he averaged a $35,000 salary while working for Stern.  His lawyer Michael Popok said Melendez should have been compensated &#8220;for years of creative work for which he was not adequately paid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-6\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Sirius and its lawyer Mark Baghdassarian declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-7\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Melendez appeared on Stern&#8217;s radio show from 1988 to 2004, and later became the announcer for NBC&#8217;s &#8220;The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-8\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">He left Stern&#8217;s show the same year Stern struck a five-year, $500 million agreement to jump to New York-based Sirius from conventional airwaves, beginning in 2006.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-9\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">That agreement included airings of old shows, and Melendez estimated that the archives included 13,000 hours of episodes featuring him.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-10\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Tuesday&#8217;s decision upheld a June 2021 ruling by US District Judge Paul Crotty in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-11\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Melendez has had a speech impediment since childhood.  Stern dubbed him Stuttering John, and he became known for asking impertinent questions to celebrities.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-12\" class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body-v2__element__23wZV\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The case is Melendez v.  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