Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 3, 1956No. Civ. 21092PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*464VALLÉE, J.
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment for defendant entered on a jury verdict in an action for damages for alleged unfair competition.
In 1944 plaintiff published and copyrighted a book titled “Hey, Mac! You’re in the Navy Now.” On February 23, 1951, defendant released a motion picture titled “U.S.S. Teakettle.” On March 8, 1951, defendant changed the title of the picture to “You’re in the Navy Now.”
The complaint was in two counts: the first was based on unfair competition; the second was based on unauthorized use of the title of plaintiff’s book. The foundation of both counts was the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sunbeam Lighting Co. v. Sunbeam CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. v. Majestic Pictures Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Johnston v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1947
- Vogel v. Thrifty Drug Co.California Supreme Court · 1954
- Moss Estate Co. v. AdlerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Family Record Plan, Inc. v. MitchellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
- Allied Artists Pictures Corp. v. FriedmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Tomlin v. Walt Disney ProductionsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Stockton v. OrtizCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Lutz v. De LaurentiisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
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