Legal Opinion
Tropic Film Corp. v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 31, 1970No. 70 Civ. 926PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
In this suit challenging the legality of the Motion Picture Code and Rating Program (“Program”) adopted in 1968 by major trade associations within the motion picture industry, the plaintiff moves for preliminary relief. The cast of characters consists of:
Joseph Strick (“Strick”), producer and director of a motion picture entitled “Tropic of Cancer.” Strick maintains this suit pursuant to authorization on behalf of plaintiff Tropic Film Corporation.
Tropic Film Corporation (“Tropic”), a Swiss corporation owning a 50 percent interest in the motion picture “Tropic of…
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