Legal Opinion
Costello v. Loew's Incorporated
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 19, 1958No. Civ. A. 3433-55PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEECII, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this action, Dona B. Costello, seeks damages from the defendant, Loew’s Incorporated, otherwise known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (M-G-M), in Count 1 for alleged infringement of her copyrighted drama The Sangreal by the defendant’s motion picture Knights of the Round Table and in Count 2 for common-law misappropriation in defendant’s motion picture of an uncopyrighted scenario based upon her drama. The case is before the court on the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The court has heard extensive argument on the motion by respective counsel,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Dewey v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Douglas Alan Stromback, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. New Line Cinema, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant, Larry HessCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Alexander v. HaleyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Showcase Atlanta Cooperative Productions, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1979
- Scott v. Paramount Pictures Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1978
- Davis v. United Artists, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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