Legal Opinion
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Showcase Atlanta Cooperative Productions, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided October 12, 1979No. Civ. A. C79-1766APublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EVANS, District Judge.
The present action, involving alleged copyright infringement, claims of unfair competition and alleged violation of the Anti-Dilution Statute and the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction.
Plaintiffs have various respective rights or interests in Margaret Mitchell’s copyrighted novel, Gone With The Wind, and works derived from that novel. 1 Defendants are the respective owners/produeers/creators of a musical production entitled “Scarlett Fever”, which was originally scheduled to begin…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wainwright Securities Inc. v. Wall Street Transcript Corporation and Richard A. HolmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Walt Disney Productions v. The Air PiratesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- John Hampton and Dorothy Hampton v. Paramount Pictures Corporation, and Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Irving Berlin v. E. C. Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Scoreboard Posters, Inc. And Arny Freytag, Texas Cowgirls, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Frank Music Corp. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Peter Letterese & Associates, Inc. v. World Institute of Scientology Enterprises, InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Hull Municipal Lighting Plant v. Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Cordis Corp. v. ProoslinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Fantastic Fakes, Inc. v. Pickwick International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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