Litigation
Sep. 23, 2011
Novelist sues over film based on his story
A novelist has sued his creative partners for producing a film based on his original story without obtaining the rights. The case stands as an example to independent filmmakers of how not to go about the optioning process.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A noir novelist and screenwriter has sued a producer-director partnership for allegedly making a film based on his original novel without first obtaining the rights or his approval of creative changes to the script.
Lawyers say Matthew Jones' lawsuit, filed earlier this month against Larry Rattner and David Jacobson, could stand as a reminder and an example to independent writer...
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