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© St. Petersburg Times, published December 28, 2000

Anti-obscenity crusader faces copyright complaint

Crusading former Broward County Sheriff Nick Navarro laid out his obscenity claims against 2 Live Crew rapper Luther Campbell in an autobiography.

Now, the owner of Campbell's songs wants Navarro to pay at least $75,000 for using the lyrics without permission in the book The Cuban Cop.

"We believe they published the words to these songs to sell more books," said Cary Lubetsky, an attorney for Lil' Joe Records and Lil' Joe Wein Music Inc. Navarro, now a security company owner, was a tough-talking headline grabber while serving as sheriff from 1984 to 1992. Campbell's Me So Horny got Navarro so agitated that he ordered the raunchy rapper to be arrested after a nightclub show.

A federal appeals court ruled that Campbell's lyrics were not obscene.

Award-winning dog will appear with Leno tonight

Wendy Pape of KETCH (K-9 Educational Training Center of Hillsborough) and her border collie Riot are slated to appear tonight with Jay Leno on the Tonight Show, in a segment about the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge. Riot is the 1999 & 2000 national winner of the competition's agility (large dog breeds) category. The show airs at 11:35 p.m. on WFLA-Ch. 8.

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