Legal Opinion
Goodis v. United Artists Television, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 9, 1970No. 33, Docket 32717PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge:
This appeal raises the important question whether a magazine publisher who acquires only the right to serialize a novel before it is published in book form has such an interest in the work that notice of copyright in the publisher’s name will protect the copyright of the author of the novel. It also requires us to review the construction of a contract granting motion picture rights which defendants raise as a defense to this infringement action.
We all agree that the district court erred in concluding that copyright was not obtained by the publisher and that Goodis’ work…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Irene Bartsch v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Mifflin v. R. H. White Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Houghton Mifflin Co. v. Stackpole Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by44 opinions
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