Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Jan. 10, 2019
Copyright dispute over ‘Friday the 13th’ provides ‘work-for-hire’ lessons
A federal district court recently declared screenwriter Victor Miller the sole owner of the copyright in the screenplay to the original “Friday the 13th” film.
A federal district court recently declared screenwriter Victor Miller the sole owner of the copyright in the screenplay to the original "Friday the 13th" film. The original "Friday the 13th" film, released in 1980, was a huge box office success, and led to a long-running film franchise comprised of 12 films to date that have grossed an estimated $464 million worldwide. The case provides a lesson in works made for hire under the Copyright Act.
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