· 4/22/1982
Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Film Ventures International, Inc.
Citations
- 543 F. Supp. 1134
- 214 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 865
- 8 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1615
- 1982 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13258
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the Court must consider “whether there is a likelihood that Plaintiffs will succeed on the merits at trial on the issue of substantial similarity”
- “The first inquiry is whether there is substantial similarity between the general ideas of the two works.”
- “The first inquiry is whether there is substantial similarity between the general ideas of the two works.”
- preliminary injunction granted against owners of the movie “Great White,” because it was substantially similar to “Jaws”
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Judges: Kenyon
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