Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Abend
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 24, 1990No. 88-2102PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court 1
495 U.S. 207 (1990)
STEWART ET AL.
v.
ABEND, DBA AUTHORS RESEARCH CO.
No. 88-2102.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued January 9, 1990
Decided April 24, 1990
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Louis P. Petrich argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Gary L. Swingle.
Peter J. Anderson argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs was James P. Tierney.[*]
2Opinion of the Court · O'ConnorJustice O'Connor
The author of a pre-existing work may assign to another the right to use it in a derivative work. In this case the author of a pre-existing work agreed to assign the rights in his…
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