(1989) Tags: Disney
Kouf v. Walt Disney Pictures & Television
Plaintiff Kouf alleges that Disney infringed on his copyright in his screenplay entitled “The Formula,” when it made the film “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.”
In July 1985, Kouf anonymously submitted a copyrighted screenplay entitled “The Formula” to Disney which Disney rejected in April 1986. In June 1989, Disney released the film “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” which grossed over $80,000,000. Kouf contends that Disney copied “The Formula,” without paying Kouf for its use, when it made “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.”