Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Century Productions, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 6, 1937No. 57PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff took about 15,000 feet of moving picture film showing wild animal scenes while on a hunting trip in Africa in 1927. He had the film developed and some 6,000 feet of it selected and arranged in eight reels, which together made up a motion picture that was given the title, “Shooting Big Game with a Cámera.”
On April 12, 1928, he filed his application for copyright registration under section 11 of the Copyright Act, as amended (17 U.S.C.A. § 11), and complied with its provisions relating to a work that is “a motion picture other than a photoplay.” In due course,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- American Tobacco Co. v. WerckmeisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Werckmeister v. American Lithographic Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
- Nutt v. National Institute Incorporated for the Improvement of MemoryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Universal Film Mfg. Co. v. CoppermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Heim v. Universal Pictures Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Raymond Rohauer and Cecil W. Hull v. Killiam Shows, Inc., Killiam Shows, Inc., and Educational Broadcasting Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- C. Brian Burke, M.D. v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Sidney Hirshon v. United Artists CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- American Visuals Corporation v. Frederick A. Holland and Sam SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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