Legal Opinion
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation v. McA Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1983No. CA 80-5868PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
Appellants claim that their copyrighted production of the book and motion picture “Star Wars” was infringed by appellees’ production of “Battlestar: Galáctica.” The district court granted appellees’ motion for partial summary judgment. We reverse and remand.
OVERVIEW
In 1977, Twentieth Century-Fox produced and distributed the motion picture “Star Wars.” The commercial success of that venture did not go unnoticed. The following year “Battelstar: Galáctica” was released as both a motion picture and television series. Universal Studios, Inc., a subsidiary of MCA, Inc., produced…
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