Funky Films, Inc. v. Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P.

462 F.3d 1072 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. No. 04-55578. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 13, 2006. Filed August 30, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED 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. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Cormac J. Carney, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-03-00964-CJC. Before B. FLETCHER, FERGUSON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges. BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge. 1 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…