Legal Opinion
John Hampton and Dorothy Hampton v. Paramount Pictures Corporation, and Eastman Kodak Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1960No. 16486_1PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
This copyright infringement suit in which injunctive relief and damages were sought involves the silent motion picture film, “The Covered Wagon,” produced in 1923. The plaintiff is Paramount Pictures Corporation which, through a predecessor corporation, holds the copyright by assignment from the original producer, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. The defendants are John and Dorothy Hampton, herein referred to as Hampton.
In addition to answering Paramount’s complaint Hampton filed a complaint as third-party plaintiff against Eastman Kodak Company and Kodascope Libraries,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Rex v. WarnerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1958
- Universal Film Mfg. Co. v. CoppermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- California State Board of Equalization v. Coast Radio ProductsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Egner v. E. C. Schirmer Music Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by116 opinions
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- Bertha Hecht, and v. Harris, Upham & Co., a Partnership, Harris, Upham & Co., Inc., a Corporation, AndCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Charles Clauson v. Robert D. SmithCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Terry Gilliam, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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