FUNKY FILMS, INC. v. TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO.

No. 04-55578.

462 F.3d 1072 (2006)

FUNKY FILMS, INC., a California corporation; Gwen O'Donnell, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; Home Box Office, a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 30, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Helfing (argued), Los Angeles, CA, and Rex T. Reeves, Newport Beach, CA, for the appellants.

Jeffrey A. Conciatori (argued), Margret Caruso, New York, NY, and Christopher Tayback, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellees.

Before B. FLETCHER, FERGUSON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.


BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.

Gwen O'Donnell and Funky Films, Inc. (collectively, "appellants"), creators of the screenplay "The Funk Parlor," appeal the district court's summary judgment to Time Warner Entertainment Company and Home Box Office (collectively, "HBO"), creators of the award-winning television mini-series "Six Feet Under," for copyright infringement. Appellants assert that the district court erred in concluding that "The Funk Parlor" and "Six Feet...

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