Legal Opinion
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Peters
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 24, 2004No. CIV.A. 03-0179(RMC)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
COLLYER, District Judge.
This case asks whether Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights, properly refused to accept Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.’s (“MGM”) claim for statutory royalties because MGM’s claim arrived in Washington, D.C., on August 2, 2001, and MGM has no date stamp from the U.S. Postal Service to show that it had been mailed by July 31, 2001. Finding that Ms. Peters acted properly, the Court will grant her motion for summary judgment 2 and deny MGM’s cross motion for summary judgment.
BACKGROUND FACTS
A. Statutory Scheme
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Unvrsl City Studios v. Peters, MarybethCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
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