Michael Ostrowski v. Creative Artists Agency, Inc. Penta Film Adam Venit Michael Menchel Paula Wagner William Haber Carolco Pictures, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
34 F.3d 1073 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Michael OSTROWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY, INC.; Penta Film; Adam Venit; Michael Menchel; Paula Wagner; William Haber; Carolco Pictures, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55060. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1994. * Decided Aug. 29, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Michael Ostrowski appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of Carolco Pictures Inc., and other defendants (collectively "Carolco") in his action under the Federal Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Secs. 501 , 504. Ostrowski contends that Carolco infringed on the copyright of his screenplay "The Diogenes Syndrome" ("Diongenes"), through its involvement and distribution of the film "To Forget Palermo" ("Palermo"). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. 3 We review de novo the district court's summary…