Faris v. Enberg

In Faris v. Enberg (1979) 97 Cal. App. 3d 309, the Plaintiff in revealed his idea for a sports quiz show to announcer Enberg in hopes Enberg would be interested in being an emcee or participating in production of the show. The court found no evidence plaintiff " 'expected, or indicated his expectation of receiving compensation for the service of revealing the format to Enberg' " but voluntarily submitted it to Enberg " 'for the sole purpose of enabling Enberg to make a determination of his willingness to enter into a future business relationship with plaintiff.' " (Id. at p. 318.)