Legal Opinion
Hammett v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 24, 1949No. 253, Docket 21298PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Dashiell Hammett, is the author' of a detective story called “The Maltese Falcon.” This story was first published serially in a magazine during- 1929 and 1930, the installments being copyrighted as published by the Pro-Distributors Corporation. In 1930 the registered copyrights were conveyed by it to Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., which published the installments and revisions of them in a book, registering a copyright thereof. On June 23, 1930, Hammett and Knopf joined as “owners” in a contract conveying to Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., extensive rights in the…
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