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CURTIS v. 20TH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORP.

Docket No. 21092.

140 Cal.App.2d 461 (1956)

295 P.2d 62

ARTHUR CURTIS, Appellant, v. TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION (a Corporation), Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

April 3, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius A. Leetham for Appellant.

Musick, Peeler & Garrett, Harold F. Collins and John P. Pollock for Respondent.

VALLÉE, J.

Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment for defendant entered on a jury verdict in an action for damages for alleged unfair competition.

In 1944 plaintiff published and copyrighted a book titled "Hey, Mac! You're in the Navy Now." On February 23, 1951, defendant released a motion picture titled "U.S.S. Teakettle." On March 8, 1951, defendant changed the title of the picture to "You're in the Navy...

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