Legal Opinion
Muller v. Walt Disney Productions
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 22, 1994No. 93 Civ. 0427 (GLG), 93 Civ. 6175 (GLG)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
The movie “Fantasia” was not a financial success upon its initial release in 1940. However, “Fantasia’s” fall 1991 release on videocassette and laser disc (“home video”) has been profitable, purportedly to the tune of $190 million. The cases before us arose from a 1939 contract between Leopold Stokowski, then the conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Walt Disney Productions, entered into for the purpose of making “Fantasia.” Muller, the Executor under the Last Will and Testament of Leopold Stokowski, is suing Walt Disney Productions, The Walt Disney…
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