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EFFECTS ASSOCIATES, INC. v. COHEN

No. 86-5997.

817 F.2d 72 (1987)

EFFECTS ASSOCIATES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry COHEN, Larco Productions, Inc., and New World Pictures, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Overton, Sausalito, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Vincent Cox, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before KENNEDY, SKOPIL and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

We consider whether a district court may entertain a copyright infringement claim where the complaint also alleges an oral promise between the parties that may amount to an assignment or license for use of the copyrighted works.

Facts

Appellant Effects Associates, Inc. (Effects) is the creator of several original motion picture special effects shots embodied in filmstrip form. Effects brought suit against appellee Larry Cohen...

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