Legal Opinion
Denker v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1961PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
Charles Fulton Oursler wrote ‘ ‘ The Greatest Story Ever Told” and copyrighted the work. Upon his death in 1952, the copyright passed to his estate. Henry Denker collaborated with Oursler and, after the latter’s death, with his widow in the writing of certain radio and television scripts, stage plays and motion pictures, all involving the same subject matter and bearing the same title as the original work. Some of the copyrights were owned jointly by Denker and Fulton Oursler, and others by Denker and Mrs. Oursler.
In June of 1954, Denker, Mrs. Oursler (who has since died) and Fulton Oursler’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lent v. New York & Massachusetts Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Sun Oil Co. v. OswellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Crossways Apartments Corp. v. AmanteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- Klein v. BeachCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Union Gas Oil Company v. GillemCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Chang v. Biosuccess Biotech Co.District Court, C.D. California · 2014
- Manning v. ManningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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