(1992) Tags: New Line
King v. Innovation Books
Stephen King asserted that Allied and New Line falsely designated him as the originator of the motion picture “The Lawnmower Man” and seeks an injunction barring a possessory credit, describing the movie as “Stephen King’s The Lawnmower Man.”
A possessory credit ordinarily is given to the producer, director or writer of the film; and that the credit at a minimum refers to an individual who had some involvement in, and/or gave approval to, the screenplay or movie itself. In contrast to other films for which he has been given a possessory credit, King had no involvement in, and gave no approval of, “The Lawnmower Man” screenplay or movie.
Judgment: Plaintiffs won an injunction which prohibits a possessory credit, describing the movie as “Stephen King’s The Lawnmower Man.”
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