Legal Opinion
Moore v. Lightstorm Entertainment
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 17, 2014No. Case No. RWT 11-cv-3644PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROGER W. TITUS, District Judge.
In his Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiff Bryant Moore (“Moore”) seeks various forms of relief from Defendants for allegedly using content from Moore’s copyrighted works to create the movie Avatar, a blockbuster science-fiction film. Defendants now move for summary judgment, arguing that Moore cannot raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether (1) Defendants had access to his works and (2) his works are substantially similar in protected expression to Avatar. Moore also moves for summary judgment on the issue of Defendants’ access…
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