Legal Opinion
Burroughs v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 10, 1981No. 80 Civ. 2726 (HFW)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WERKER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs commenced this action against defendants for copyright infringement arising from defendant MGM’s 1981 remake of the film “Tarzan, The Ape Man.” This case is currently before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment. The parties previously were before the Court on plaintiffs’ application for a preliminary injunction restraining production of the film. That motion was denied in an opinion dated June 24, 1980. Burroughs v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., 491 F.Supp. 1320 (S.D.N.Y.1980), aff’d, 636 F.2d 1200 (2d Cir. 1980). Reader familiarity with that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Annette Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company v. American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Myers v. GockleySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Flli Moretti Cereali S.P.A. v. Continental Grain CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Warner Bros. Inc. v. American Broadcasting CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Burroughs v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- TMTV CORP. v. Pegasus Broadcasting of San JuanDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2007
- Warner Bros. Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2001
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