Legal Opinion
Robinson v. New Line Cinema Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 13, 1999No. Civ. AMD 97-3859PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DAVIS, District Judge.
Christopher Robinson (“Robinson”) has brought this copyright infringement action against New Line Cinema Corporation and New Line Productions, Inc. (together “New Line”), Peak Productions, Inc. and its owners Oren Koules and Dale Pollock, and screenwriters Takashi Bufford and Kate Lanier. 1 Robinson alleges that defendants’ movie “Set it Off’ infringes the copyright in his screenplay, “Sister Sarah,” in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 101 ,et seq. Robinson has also alleged claims of unfair competition under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1025 et seq., and under Maryland…
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