Legal Opinion
Horror Inc. v. Miller
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 28, 2018No. 3:16-cv-1442 (SRU)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stefan R. Underhill, United States District Judge
Nearly 40 years ago, a screenplay was written about Camp Crystal Lake. The film created from the screenplay went on to significant commercial success. Lurking below that peaceful surface, however, was the Copyright Act's termination right, waiting for just the right moment, when it would emerge and wreak havoc on the rights to the screenplay.
This is a case about copyright ownership in the screenplay to the original Friday the 13th film. The Copyright Act, which went into effect in 1978, only a year before the screenplay was written, provided…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Gregory McBowman v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2019
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- Johansen v. Sony Music Entertainment Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2020
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