Legal Opinion
Leicester v. Warner Bros.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 29, 2000No. 98-56310PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge RYMER; Concurrence by Judge TASHIMA; Dissent by Judge FISHER.
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
In 1994, the 801 Tower in downtown Los Angeles and four towers that form its streetwall on the south side of the building became the Second Bank of Gotham in Batman Forever. Andrew Leicester, an artist known for large scale public art, claims copyright protection for these towers along with other artistic works he created in a courtyard space called the Zanja Madre. He registered the whole of Zanja Madre as a “sculptural work” and sued Warner Brothers for infringement. Following a bench trial,…
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