Legal Opinion
Klekas v. EMI Films, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 20, 1984No. Civ. 69535PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, Acting P. J.
Plaintiff Harry John Klekas instituted this action against defendants EMI Films, Inc., et al. to recover damages allegedly arising out of the unauthorized use of his unpublished literary work entitled “The Fields of Discontent.” The complaint generally avers that plaintiff’s work served as the basis for the production of the critically acclaimed motion picture “The Deer Hunter” and the subsequent publication of a paperback book of the same title. Following the completion of discovery by the litigants, the trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment…
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