The world of professional wrestling seemed like an odd place for a cutting-edge dispute over intellectual property. But for a few days, a federal lawsuit filed in Connecticut by a former WWE wrestler appeared likely to become part of an ongoing debate over the rights of performers of all types to collect royalties from streaming video services.
However, on April 11, attorneys for Rene Goguen, who wrestles under the name Rene Dupree, filed a notice of voluntary dismissal for a lawsuit that made national headlines last week. Although Goguen’s lawyers did not explain why they were withdrawing the lawsuit, a WWE attorney had indicated in previous interviews that Goguen had signed a royalty waiver that appeared to negate the claims he made in the lawsuit.
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