Robinson v. New Line Cinema Corp.

MEMORANDUM

DAVIS, District Judge.

In this copyright infringement action, Christopher Robinson sued New Line Cinema Corporation (“New Line”) and others involved in the production of the film “Set it Off,” alleging that defendants’ movie infringed the copyright in Robinson’s screenplay, “Sister Sarah.” On April 13, 1999, I granted New Line’s motion for summary judgment on all counts. Robinson v. New Line Cinema Corp., 42 F.Supp.2d 578 (D.Md.1999). In so doing, I concluded that Robinson failed to demonstrate a reasonable possibility of access to his screenplay by the creators of “Set it Off,” and…