Legal Opinion
Selznick v. Turner Entertainment Co.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided November 3, 1997No. CV-96-5025 KMW (MCx)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARD LAW, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
By these cross-motions for partial summary judgment, the parties ask the Court to determine whether Turner Entertainment Co. (“Turner”), the successor in interest to Loew’s Incorporated (“Loew’s”), today enjoys the exclusive right to distribute the motion picture Gone with the Wind (the “Picture”) or whether it shares nonexclusive distribution rights with the heirs of David O. Selznick (“Plaintiffs”), 1 whose independent movie studio produced the Picture. Turner claims exclusive rights on…
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