Legal Opinion
Kustoff v. Chaplin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1941No. 9494PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAUMONT, District Judge.
This action was brought by Michael I. Kustoff to enjoin the showing of a motion picture entitled “Modern Times”, and for damages for its exhibition. The picture was produced by defendants Charles Chaplin and Charles Chaplin Film Corporation, and distributed for exhibition by defendant United Artists Corporation. Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that this filmed picture infringed his copyrighted book, “Against Gray Walls or Lawyer’s Dramatic Escapes”. Defendants had judgment in the district court. Plaintiff has appealed.
The book in question is an original work of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Dymow v. BoltonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- King Features Syndicate v. FleischerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Litchfield v. SpielbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Litchfield v. SpielbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Golding v. R.K.O. Pictures, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1950
- Toksvig v. Bruce Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
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