Grosso v. Miramax Film Corp.
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Grosso v. Miramax Film Corp., 383 F.3d 965 (9th Cir. 2004),[1] was an entertainment law case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a screenwriter's claim for breach of implied contract was not preempted by United States federal copyright law, because the screenwriter's claim alleged an extra element that transformed the action from one arising under the ambit of the federal copyright statute to one sounding in contract.
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Grosso v. Miramax Film Corp. | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Full case name | Jeff Grosso v. Miramax Film Corp. |
Argued | April 7, 2003 |
Decided | September 8, 2004 |
Citation(s) | 383 F.3d 965 |
Holding | |
A screenwriter's claim for breach of implied contract is not preempted by Federal Copyright Law. | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Mary M. Schroeder, David R. Thompson, Susan P. Graber |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Schroeder, joined by a unanimous court |
Laws applied | |
Desney v. Wilder, 46 Cal.2d 715 (1956). |
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