Legal Opinion
P.C. Films Corp. v. MGM/UA Home Video Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 23, 1998No. 97-7399PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant P.C. Films Corp. (“P.C. Films”) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Barbara S. Jones, Judge) denying P.C. Films’ request for declaratory judgment that a grant of a “perpetual and exclusive right to distribute” the motion picture “King of Kings” terminated upon the expiration of the initial copyright term of the picture. P.C. Films’ claim for. declaratory relief was the first of six in its complaint filed in 1991, but the parties agreed to proceed by a bench trial on stipulated facts as to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- G. Ricordi & Co. v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Guardian Music Corp. v. James W. Guercio Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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