Tristar Pictures, Inc., Petitioner-Cross-Respondent-Appellant v. Director's Guild of America, Inc., Respondent-Cross-Petitioner-Appellee

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

Director Michael Apted was unhappy with the way Tristar Pictures edited his film, Thunderheart, for television. With the help of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), Apted sought a pseudonym for the director’s credit, for as his name is so is he. 1

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Cinephiles believe the director is the true author of a film: It’s Coppola’s Godfather, Spielberg’s Schindler’s List and Ver-hoeven’s Robocop. So too when things go badly: It’s Coppola’s One from the Heart, Spielberg’s Lost World and Verhoeven’s Showgirls. With his reputation on the line, Apted was concerned when he learned…