Gene Miller v. Universal City Studios, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1981-07-23

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RONEY, Circuit Judge: A sensational kidnapping, committed over a decade ago, furnishes the factual backdrop for this copyright infringement suit. The issue is whether a made-for-television movie dramatizing the crime infringes upon a copyrighted book depicting the unsuccessful ransom attempt. After careful and lengthy study and con…

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