Judge urges Dick Clark, HFPA to settle

Closing arguments in case set for Friday

Testimony ended on Tuesday in the Hollywood Foreign Press Ass
n. vs. American Idol copyright infringement case, with the judge urging the parties to settle the case.

U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson said he would issue a decision on the case by Friday.

The case is scheduled to go to trial on Nov. 1.

The case is