Death at a Funeral (2007)

(2007)   Tags: MGM

Pamella Lawrence v. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

Plaintiff alleged that Defendants were liable for copyright infringement of her book, Caught on Video . . . The Most Embarrassing Moment de Funeral, July 11, 1994 (the “Book”) and a similarly titled videotape of events occurring at a real funeral in Los Angeles (the “Video”). In particular, Plaintiff argued that two movies, Death at a Funeral (2007), released in the United Kingdom, and Death at a Funeral (2010), released in the United States, infringe the Book and/or the Video.

Judgment: IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the plaintiff Pamella Lawrence take nothing, and that this action be dismissed. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all defendants are the prevailing parties in this action, and are entitled to recover their costs.