Legal Opinion
Classic Media, Inc. v. Mewborn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 11, 2008No. 06-55385, 06-55704PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Winifred Knight Mewborn (“Mewborn”), daughter of Eric Knight, the author of the world-famous children’s story and novel, Lassie Come Home (collectively, the “Lassie Works”), appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Classic Media, Inc. (“Classic”) and denial of Mewborn’s partial summary judgment motion. Each party sought declaratory relief as to their respective copyright interests in the Lassie Works, works that were in their renewal copyright terms on January 1,1978 when the Copyright Act of 1976 (the “Act” or the “1976 Act”) took effect. This…
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