Rodman won’t give the shirt off his back
■ MBA: The eccentric Chicago Butts
forward wdl have his tattoos preliminarily
protected from being put on T-shirts
NKWAKK. N J, f AF) — Far the time being Pen
ni« Hodman. tattoo* wilt remain an hi* body, not
on T -Shirt* Hul he may have in hare hi* bank in
(mibite to make that ruling rtkl
A federal (udge ruled Tue*dav that a New |er
*ey T *hirt maker appear* to be unfairly profiting
from Rodman'* fame and tattoo*
He iaaued a preliminary inpinction continuing to
liar Fanatkx Apuaret Inc and it* 24 year old tire*
idem from marketing a long thwve. cruam-toiored
T *tmt that ha* image* of tattoo* on the bark. abwve*
and front
U S, District fudge Alfred M Wolln. who had
Clod a retraining order tought liy Rodman ear
thi* month, ruled following a half hour hear
tug in federal court Rodman, who** Chicago Bolt*
< line heel a *(JOt In the NBA Final* on Monday, did
not attend
But VVohn al*o ruled lliat lawyer* few T shirt entre
preneur Micky (told** hmidt have the right to take
a tbqwwtiion town Rodman two week* after the Bull*'
*mmn conclude*
And Wolin left open the possibility that Rodman
c»uld he required to remove hi* *hlrt to *how the
doom tattoo* on hi* upjwr body and arm*
title* I) /aIon. Rodman'* lawver *aid there *«•
lea* intrusive method* to show omxt.tng lawyer*
the tattoo* but added he ha* not decided whether
to seek a protective order limiting what Rodman J*
required to do
lie likened Goldschmidt to a bootlegger capital
izing on Rodman'* personality by tolling Tshirt*
that depict tattoo* "virtually identical'* to thorn
worn by th* player.
Goldschmidt claim* that few would equate th*
T*hirt with Rodman
But Woltn. meing that tamtam tram Fanatic ttwdf
callad th* garment th* Denni* Rodman Tattoo T
Shirt." Mid that buver* incorrectly believed ihey
am gutting an ttara endormd by th# player
Rodman « natn* or imam dona not appear on th*
dim*, but Woltn examined mm and **id th* design*
w«r» kttnilar to thorn on Rodman * body.
Rodman ha* about « doem tattoo* on hi* upper
hody. including that of a baby * tmm Th# T shirt
*l*o feature* a baby'* lac*
*1 *»n greetly offended and disturbed by having
my tattoo*, particularly wy daughter * image, mi*
appropriated and hum produced on a Tdsirt and
•old nationwide. Rodman **id in a declaration
attached to hi* lawsuit
Itavid S Rata, Cotdachmidl** lawyer, told the
|ud«* that the *hirt* *rtt*t would testify th* baby
wa* the artist'* nephew He maintained that the
*hirt* are only "looaady baaed" on thorn wont by
Rodman.
Rodman * lawmit. Bled May 7, want* Renal lx to
give him all profit* from the shirt*. any untold over
i hands** and production equipment. and II mil
lion in damage*
The thirl*, wiling for more than a year for about
120 In *torm and via a Fanatic web tile on the Inter
net . gtrf a big boot! when they x«n thown during
a national telecast of a Bull* gam* this winter
Thai led to huge mfet of lit* "bootleg" *hirtt In
tnaior chain ctore* and supermarket*, imperially
around Chicago. Rodman lawyer* Mid
Goldschmidt had sought Rodman'* endorsement
lot the product but never received it.
ABL offers women chance
to be pro basketball players
■ BASKETBALL: The
league has 44 rosier
spots on e<gh! teams
SEATTLE LAP) - Playing
pm basketball was atm an
option (or women hnopatert.
•o ihey got on with their
llm
But now. suddenly. there*
the Amoriun Bwokwitwill
league holding tryout* at
Emory Uni vend v to Atlanta
(hi» week tor 44 malar spots
on aight loam* — om of thorn
to b» barnd ham — that art* to
bagin a 40-game season in
October
"Playing basketball is a col
abration of lit*, and that’* (or
m»," *av* S-foot-11 friary I
Bishop, 32. of Seattle
Bishop i« one of just five
women special agent* in the
Federal Bureau of Alcohol.
Tobacco and Firearm* and is
such a good shot, she is part
of the ATF's elite Special
Response Team
But she"* also a former
University of Alaska-Anchor
age forward and the Great
NnrtJiwW Conference « IMS
player of the irear —* and on*
of SSO women who signed up
for • chance to pursue the
hoop drouiu they never quite
gave op on
They paid a $200 regutra
lion fee for a shot at the ABL.
a five-month joh offering
minimum pay of $40,000 On
Sunday, the pool wtU be cot
to IOO players eligible for the
fledgling league's first draft
June 19.
"Even though I love law
enforcement. I began to miss
basketball — the atmosphere
the challenge of it. the team
camaraderie.'' said Bishop, a
Berkeley. Calif., native,
seven-year ATF veteran and a
regular in a local semi-pro
league.
"Whatever she chooses,
she's not going to lose." said
Margaret Moore, special
agent in charge of the 90
niember Seattle ATF office.
"The ATF Is a great career.
Going with the women's pro
team is certainly a great
opportunity
"There are no losers here."
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