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OVERMAN v. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC.

No. CV 82-3604-PAR.

605 F.Supp. 350 (1984)

Anthony OVERMAN, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC., a corporation, and Richard Pryor, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

April 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Nunes, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff.

Edward A. Ruttenberg, Youngman, Hungate & Leopold, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

RYMER, District Judge.

This is an action for copyright infringement and fraud brought by the author of a 1977 screenplay entitled "Easy Money" against the producers of the movie, "Bustin' Loose." "Bustin' Loose" starred Richard Pryor and plaintiff contends his screenplay was written with Pryor in mind. The complaint sets forth a number of alleged similarities: in subject matter, being the story of a black neer-do-well who...

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