Supreme Court allows copyright suit against MGM
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] 6-3 Monday
in Petrella v. MGM [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that a copyright suit
against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) [corporate website] over recent
profits from the 1980 film Raging Bull [IMDb backgrounder] may go
forward. Paula Petrella, daughter of the original screenwriter, filed
suit against MGM in 2009, arguing that she should be entitled to some of
the profits from the film's re-release. A federal judge threw out her
claim based on the doctrine...
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