Legal Opinion
Whitehead v. CBS/Viacom, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 11, 2004No. CIV.A.01-1192(RWR)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiff David L. Whitehead brought this action against defendant CBS/Viacom and others for allegedly infringing his original copyrighted works in writing the 2000 screenplay and in producing the 2001 CBS miniseries, “Blonde.” Defendant CBS/Viacom moves for summary judgment on the remaining counts in the amended complaint 1 alleging copyright infringement and unfair competition in violation of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (2000), and the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Because no reasonable jury could find substantial similarity…
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