Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1940No. 9304PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs claim an infringement of their copyrighted play entitled “The Nightmare”. The defendant produced a talking picture version thereof entitled “Sh — the Octopus”. A written contract was entered into in New York on April 30, 1928, between the plaintiffs and defendant’s assignor conveying motion picture and sound rights in the plaintiffs’ copyright. The contract provided that it should be construed according to the laws of the United States and of the state of New York.
The difference between the parties is as to whether or not this conveyance authorized the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gravenhorst v. . ZimmermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Robinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Hostetter v. ParkSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- LC Page & Co. v. Fox Film CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Electric Reduction Co. v. Colonial Steel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Carnegie Productions, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1973
- Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1962
- United States v. FrankDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
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