Abend v. McA, Inc.

863 F.2d 1465 57 USLW 2418 , 1989 Copr.L.Dec. P 26,366 , 9 U.S.P.Q.2d 1337 Sheldon ABEND, dba Authors Research Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MCA, INC.; Universal Film Exchange, Inc.; James Stewart; Patricia Hitchcock O'Connell, as Co-Executor of the Estate of Alfred Hitchcock and as Co-Trustee of the Assets of the Estate of Alfred Hitchcock; Samuel Taylor, as Co-Executor of the Estate of Alfred Hitchcock and as Co-Trustee of the Assets of the Estate of Alfred Hitchcock, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 87-5780, 87-5833 and 87-5922. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 10, 1988. Decided Dec. 27, 1988. Peter J. Anderson, James P. Tierney, Santa Monica, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Louis P. Petrich, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Anne R. Grupp, Culver City, Cal., for amicus curiae Turner Entertainment Co. Stephen A. Kroft, Beverly Hills, Cal., for amicus curiae Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., etc. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before PREGERSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and ROSENBLATT, * District Judge. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Abend, owner of the renewal copyright on the…