Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 22, 1969No. Civ. 31852PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoss, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment after a jury verdict in the amount of $54,800 in favor of plaintiffs in an action for money damages for the wrongful use by defendant of the title “The FBI Story” in a motion picture produced by defendant.
The motion picture, released in 1959, was based upon a book written by Don Whitehead and first published on November 28, 1956, under the title “The FBI Story” and the subtitle “A Report to the People.” The book became a best seller, was selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club, became a Reader’s Digest condensed book and was published serially by many…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences v. BensonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Johnston v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1947
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