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RADIO TELEVISION ESPANOLA v. NEW WORLD ENTERT.

Nos. 97-56418, 98-55128.

183 F.3d 922 (1999)

RADIO TELEVISION ESPANOLA S.A., a Spanish Corporation; Television Espanola S.A., a Spanish Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. NEW WORLD ENTERTAINMENT, LTD., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Hurt, Hurt, Sinisi & Papadakis, San Diego, California; David R. Shaub, Shaub & Williams, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees.

David Pettit, Caldwell, Leslie, Newcombe & Pettit, Los Angeles, California; George R. Hedges, Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart, Oliver & Hedges, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellee-cross-appellant.

Before: FERGUSON, BRUNETTI, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

Radio Television Espanola sued New World Entertainment for breach of contract, claiming that New World failed to honor a contract granting Radio Television an exclusive license to broadcast two of New World's television programs. The district court granted summary judgment for New World because the parties had not complied with 17 U.S.C. § 204(a)'s requirement that transfers of copyright be in writing. On appeal, we affirm on the merits...

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