Leisure Time Entertainment, Inc. A/K/A "Lte" v. Cal Vista

79 F.3d 1153 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. LEISURE TIME ENTERTAINMENT, INC. a/k/a "LTE", Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cal VISTA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-56407. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 7, 1996. Decided March 14, 1996. Before: BROWNING, WALLACE, and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Leisure Time and Cal Vista entered into a series of contracts drafted by Cal Vista in which Leisure Time transferred "the exclusive right, under copyright, to exhibit, to distribute, sell and otherwise deal in and exploit" 257 adult films outside the United States and Canada. The contracts provide that California law governs disputes. This suit arises from Cal Vista's use of the Leisure Time originals to prepare derivative works. The district court rejected Leisure Time's contention that this right had not been transferred, and it granted Cal Vista's motion for summary judgment. We reverse. 3 If a contract is ambiguous,…