Legal Opinion
Roley v. New World Pictures, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1994No. 92-56116PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from Sutton Roley’s (“Roley”) action against Walter Coblenz (“Coblenz”) and New World Entertainment Limited (“New World”) for copyright infringement. Roley appeals the grant of two summary judgments against him and in favor of Coblenz and New World. Roley challenges the district court’s conclusion that his infringement claims are barred by the copyright statute of limitations at 17 U.S.C. § 507(b).
BACKGROUND.Some time before 1972, Roley wrote a screenplay originally entitled “A Little Visit Home.” He renamed the screenplay “Sleep Tight Little Sister.”
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