P.C. FILMS CORP. v. TURNER ENTERTAINMENT CO.

91 Civ. 1594 (BSJ).

954 F.Supp. 711 (1997)

P.C. FILMS CORP., Plaintiff, v. TURNER ENTERTAINMENT CO., MGM/UA Home Video, Inc., MGM/UA Communications Co. and Warner Home Video, Inc., Defendants.

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

February 6, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl I. Kaminsky, Carl I. Kaminsky, New York City, for P.C. Films Corp.

Tom Ferber, Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn, New York City, for Turner Entertainment Co., MGM/UA Home Video, Inc., MGM/UA Communications Co., Warner Home Video, Inc., defendant.


OPINION

BARBARA S. JONES, District Judge:

INTRODUCTION

The parties come before this Court for a trial on stipulated facts, seeking resolution of one narrow issue: whether a license for "perpetual" distribution rights to a motion picture either (i) terminated upon expiration of the film's initial copyright term or (ii) continues in perpetuity. This Court finds that the perpetual distribution rights endure beyond the initial copyright term.

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