Entertainment & Sports
May 9, 2012
The legal stickiness of remakes
In developing the next hit television show or blockbuster movie, Hollywood executives often consider properties with what they call a "built-in audience": remakes. But lawyers say remakes come with legal obligations attached.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In developing the next hit television show or blockbuster movie, Hollywood executives often consider properties with what they call a "built-in audience": remakes.
TV series "Dallas," "Melrose Place" and "Battlestar Galactica" are recent examples, while motion pictures "Footloose," "The Karate Kid" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street&quo...
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