Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 18, 1985PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John A. K. Bradley, J.
The plaintiffs Murray Burnett and Joan Alison seek summary judgment in this action for declaratory judgment to enjoin defendants from further misappropriation of plaintiffs’ rights to characters in plaintiffs’ play “Everybody Comes to Rick’s” and for compensatory and punitive damages for prior unlawful and unauthorized use of plaintiffs’ property rights, including but not limited to character rights and sequel rights.
The defendants Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. (Warner) and National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC),* have cross-moved for summary…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Burnett v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985