Legal Opinion
Greenwich Film Productions, S.A. v. DRG Records, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 3, 1993No. 91 Civ. 0546 (JSM)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MARTIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Greenwich Film Productions, S.A. (“Greenwich”) brings this action for breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition.
Background
In 1980 Greenwich began production of the film “DIVA” and contracted Vladimir Cosma (“Cosma”) to compose music for the soundtrack. The film was released in France in 1981 and was an immediate success, both commercially and critically. At roughly the same time, a “single” was released from the soundtrack.
Hoping to duplicate the film’s success outside of France,…
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