Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation v. McA Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1983-05-06

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TANG, Circuit Judge: Appellants claim that their copyrighted production of the book and motion picture “Star Wars” was infringed by appellees’ production of “Battlestar: Galáctica.” The district court granted appellees’ motion for partial summary judgment. We reverse and remand. OVERVIEW In 1977, Twentieth Century-Fox produced…

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