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Entertainment & Sports

Feb. 8, 2000

9th Circuit Spikes Purported Co-Authors Malcolm X Claim

SAN FRANCISCO - Clarifying the definition of "author" in joint works, a federal appeals court has rejected the copyright and co-authorship claims of a Muslim religious expert who advised director Spike Lee in the production of the 1992 movie "Malcolm X."

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Clarifying the definition of "author" in joint works, a federal appeals court has rejected the copyright and co-authorship claims of a Muslim religious expert who advised director Spike Lee in the production of the 1992 movie "Malcolm X."
        In a 3-0 ...

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