CHICAGO - RED-EYE FIGHT

The Chicago Tribune is seeing red over Fox News Channel's use of the title Red Eye for its new late-night talk show that debuted on Feb. 6. That's also the name of the Trib's late-night tabloid edition, with a current circulation of about 150,000, which also has a website at http://redeye.chicagotribune.com. The Chicago Tribune Co. has sued the cable news network, charging copyright infringement and has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, which is set to be heard on February 26. In its lawsuit, the newspaper said that the topics covered by the Fox News program and the RedEye edition are "nearly identical" and could lead viewers "to assume that Fox and the RedEye products owned by Tribune are collaborating, thereby causing confusion."

19/02/2007