SEE v. DURANG

No. 82-6102.

711 F.2d 141 (1983)

John William SEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christopher DURANG and L.A. Stage Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Fuchs, Mulryan & Fuchs, Santa Monica, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Edmund S. Schaffer, Beverly Hills, Cal., Stern & Miller, Santa Monica, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, CHOY and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The district court granted summary judgment for defendants-appellees on the ground that no reasonable person could find any substantial similarity of expression between plaintiff's "Fear of Acting" and defendant's "The Actor's Nightmare." We affirm.

I.

Summary judgment was appropriate. Plaintiff has cited no authority for the contention that the court must always view a production of the play, rather than relying solely on the script...

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