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RUSSELL v. PRICE

Nos. 77-3466, 78-2703 and 78-2763.

612 F.2d 1123 (1979)

Cyril RUSSELL, etc., et al., Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Daniel A. PRICE et al., Defendants, and Albert C. Drebin, etc., Defendants/Appellants. Cyril RUSSELL, etc., et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Daniel A. PRICE et al., Defendants, and Albert C. Drebin et al., Defendants/Appellees. Cyril RUSSELL, etc., et al., Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. Daniel A. PRICE et al., Defendants, and Albert C. Drebin, etc., et al., Defendants/Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald M. Singer, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Mitchell N. Reinis, Katz, Hoyt & Bell, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GOODWIN and HUG, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge.

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Defendants distributed copies of the film "Pygmalion", the copyright for which had expired. They were sued by the owners of the renewal copyright in the George Bernard Shaw play upon which the film was based. Defendants appeal the resulting judgment for damages and attorney fees.

Plaintiffs cross appeal, claiming that the court erred in not awarding them statutory "in lieu" damages.1 We affirm.

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