Subafilms, Ltd. The Hearst Corp., Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees v. Mgm-Pathe Communications Co., Fka Mgm/ua Communications Co. And as United Artists Corporation Mgm/ua Home Video, Inc. Warner Home Video, Inc. Warner Bros. Inc., Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants. Subafilms, Ltd. The Hearst Corp. v. Mgm-Pathe Communications Co., Fka Mgm/ua Communications Co. And as United Artists Corporation Mgm/ua Home Video, Inc. Warner Home Video, Inc. Warner Bros. Inc. United Artists Corporation

24 F.3d 1088 62 USLW 2709 , 1994 Copr.L.Dec. P 27,264 , 30 U.S.P.Q.2d 1746 SUBAFILMS, LTD.; The Hearst Corp., Plaintiffs-counter-defendants-Appellees, v. MGM-PATHE COMMUNICATIONS CO., fka MGM/UA Communications Co. and as United Artists Corporation; MGM/UA Home Video, Inc.; Warner Home Video, Inc.; Warner Bros. Inc., Defendants-counter-claimants-Appellants. SUBAFILMS, LTD.; The Hearst Corp., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MGM-PATHE COMMUNICATIONS CO., fka MGM/UA Communications Co. and as United Artists Corporation; MGM/UA Home Video, Inc.; Warner Home Video, Inc.; Warner Bros. Inc.; United Artists Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 91-56248, 91-56379 and 91-56289. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 24, 1994. Decided May 13, 1994. Louis P. Petrich, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-counter-claimants-appellants United Artists Corp., MGM/UA Communications Co., MGM/UA Home Video, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., and Warner Home Video, Inc. Bertram Fields, Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-counter-defendants-appellees Subafilms, Ltd. and The Hearst Corp. Appeal from the United…