Legal Opinion
Maljack Productions, Inc. v. Goodtimes Home Video Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1996No. 94-56444, 95-55632PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
Maljack Productions, Inc. (“MPI”) alleges that GoodTimes Home Video Corp. (“Good-Times”) is violating copyright, trademark and California law by producing and selling videocassette recordings of the movie “McLin-tock.” The district court granted summary judgment for GoodTimes and awarded attorneys’ fees. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
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MPI received a quitclaim interest in videocassette recordings of “McLintock” from Batjac Productions, Inc., which owned the copyright to the film. The “McLintock” motion picture copyright expired in 1991,…
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