Legal Opinion
Allied Artists Pictures Corp. v. Friedman
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 1977No. Civ. 48706PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, J.
In the early 1950s, a book entitled “Histoire d’O” was published in France. Plaintiff Allied Artists Pictures Corp. (Allied) euphemistically describes the book as a “worldwide classic of erotic literature.” An English translation of the book has been widely distributed in the United States since 1965 by Grove Press, Inc. (not a party to this action) under the title “The Story of O.”
In early 1975, a film based on the book and entitled “Histoire d’O” was produced in France. At about the same time production was commenced in the United States of a low budget film entitled “The…
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