Legal Opinion
Murray Hill Publications, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 19, 2004No. 01-2668/2721PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Chief Judge.
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (“Fox”) appeals following a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, Murray Hill Publications, Inc. (“Murray Hill”), in its action for copyright infringement. During the creation of the movie “Jingle All The Way” (“JATW”), Fox received from Murray Hill a submission of the screenplay for “Could This Be Christmas”-(“CTBC”). After the theatrical release of JATW, Murray Hill sued Fox, alleging that the JATW movie infringed upon its copyright of the CTBC screenplay. At trial, both Fox and Murray Hill presented expert evidence to establish…
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