Legal Opinion
Houts v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided August 30, 1984No. CV 78-0281-RJKPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
KELLEHER, Senior District Judge.
This is an action for damages and injunction based on copyright infringement. Plaintiff Marshall Houts, author of the book Where Death Delights, brings this suit against the writers, producers, distributors, and broadcasters of the television series Quincy. Defendants are Universal City Studios, MCA, National Broadcasting Company, Glen Larson Productions, and Jack Klugman. Plaintiff contends that defendants have infringed upon his copyright in the book in connection with the writing, production, distribution, and television…
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