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ZAMBITO v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP.

No. 83 CV 4809.

613 F.Supp. 1107 (1985)

Gary L. ZAMBITO, Plaintiff, v. PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORP., Gulf & Western Industries, Inc., Lucas-Film, Ltd., George W. Lucas, Jr., Steven Spielberg, Lawrence Kasdan and Philip Kaufman, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

July 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Markewich, Friedman & Markewich, P.C., New York City, for plaintiff; Robert Markewich, New York City, of counsel.

Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn, New York City, for defendants; Stephen F. Huff, Tom J. Ferber, New York City, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.

This is an action for copyright infringement under Title 17 of the United States Code. Plaintiff Zambito, an archaeologist-screenwriter, asserts that defendants' movie, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" ("Raiders"), infringes copyrightable material contained in his screenplay, "Black Rainbow" ("Rainbow"). Both sides have moved for summary judgment on the issue of substantial similarity. For the reasons set forth below...

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