Entertainment & Sports,
Contracts,
California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 2, 2021
An important contract lesson from ruling in ‘The Jungle Book’ case
On July 21, a California appellate court issued a significant decision involving royalty agreements
Jamil M. Aslam
Litigation Associate
Miller Barondess LLP
Phone: (310) 552-4400
Email: jaslam@millerbarondess.com
On July 21, a California appellate court issued a significant decision involving royalty agreements. In Gilkyson v. Disney Enterprises, Inc., 2021 DJDAR 7395, royalty agreements entitled a songwriter for the 1967 film "The Jungle Book" to a portion of the money Disney's wholly-owned music publisher "received" for his songs. After Disney first released "T...
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