(2005) Tags: Focus
SCOTT-BLANTON v. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LLLP
Berlent v. Focus Features, LLC
Medved v. Dreamworks Animation SKG Incorporated
SCOTT-BLANTON v. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS LLLP
Plaintiff Janice Scott-Blanton, argued that her novel “My Husband Is On the Down Low and I Know About It”, is the creative source for the short story, screenplay and motion picture “Brokeback Mountain.”
Judgment: The court rejects the Plaintiff’s claim. Accordingly, the court awards the defendants $65,101.04 in fees and $450.39 in costs.
Berlent v. Focus Features, LLC
Douglas Berlent (“Plaintiff”) commenced this action, alleging that the theme song from the movie “Brokeback Mountain,” which is entitled “The Wings,” violates Plaintiff’s copyright for his song “Slow Dance.”
Judgment: Against Plaintiff.
Medved v. Dreamworks Animation SKG Incorporated
Plaintiff asserts that the film Brokeback Mountain “was made in attribution to Dreamworks Animations racketeering scheme based on many different aspects in a film which spawned from the fact that plaintiff has not been to the dentist since the September 11th terror attacks. . . .” [yes, you read that correctly]