Legal Opinion
Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided March 26, 2008No. CV-04-8400-SGL (RZX), CV-04-8776-SGL (RZX)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEPHEN G. LARSON, District Judge.
The termination provisions contained in the Copyright Act of 1976 have aptly been characterized as formalistic and complex, such that authors, or their heirs, successfully terminating the grant to the copyright in their original work of authorship is a feat accomplished “against all odds.” 2 WILLIAM F. PATRY, PaTRY ON COPYRIGHT § 7:52 (2007).
In the present case, Joanne Siegel and…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Yamaha Corporation of America v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Sonora Diamond Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- American Title Insurance Company v. Lacelaw CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Warner Bros. Entertainment v. X One X ProductionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2009
- Ray Charles Foundation v. RobinsonDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2013
- Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2008
- Sung v. HamiltonDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2009
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