KUSTOFF v. CHAPLIN

No. 9494.

120 F.2d 551 (1941)

KUSTOFF v. CHAPLIN et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

As amended May 31, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael I. Kustoff, of Los Angeles, Cal., in pro. per. for appellant.

Loyd Wright and Charles E. Millikan, both of Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees.

Before DENMAN and MATHEWS, Circuit Judges; BEAUMONT, District Judge.


BEAUMONT, District Judge.

This action was brought by Michael I. Kustoff to enjoin the showing of a motion picture entitled "Modern Times", and for damages for its exhibition. The picture was produced by defendants Charles Chaplin and Charles Chaplin Film Corporation, and distributed for exhibition by defendant United Artists Corporation. Plaintiff's complaint alleges that this filmed picture infringed his copyrighted book, "Against Gray Walls or Lawyer's Dramatic...

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