Legal Opinion
P.C. Films Corp. v. Turner Entertainment Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 6, 1997No. 91 Civ. 1594 (BSJ)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARBARA S. JONES, District Judge:
INTRODUCTION
The parties come before this Court for a trial on stipulated facts, seeking resolution of one narrow issue: whether a license for “perpetual” distribution rights to a motion picture either (i) terminated upon expiration of the film’s initial copyright term or (ii) continues in perpetuity. This Court finds that the perpetual distribution rights endure beyond the initial copyright term.
BACKGROUND
On August 4,1960, Samuel Bronston Products, Inc. (“Bronston”) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (“MGM”) executed a detailed agreement (“Basie Agreement”)…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Scott Paper Co. v. Marcalus Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
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