Legal Opinion
Poe v. Michael Todd Company
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 11, 1957PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The plaintiff, a professional writer of screen plays and scripts for motion pictures, seeks a preliminary injunction to enjoin the exhibition of a motion picture entitled “Around the World in 80 Days” based upon the novel by Jules Verne, unless the defendants give him screen play writing credit.
One S. J. Perelman is given sole credit on the film, which currently is being exhibited in various cities throughout the country. The plaintiff contends the screen play is based upon a script prepared by him and that in acordance with a well-established and recognized practice…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. v. GittoneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
- Granz v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Richard J. Spitz, Inc. v. DillDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- Paramount Productions, Inc. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hambros Bank, Ltd. v. MeseroleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Triangle Publications, Inc. v. Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1978
- Continental Oil Co. v. CrutcherDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1977
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