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Production of Agreements/Motion Picture and Screenplay Rights<br/>Recording Agreements/Non-Exclusivity

13 minute read June 28, 2007 at 11:13 AM
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Clause & Effect

Production Agreements/Motion Picture and Screenplay Rights. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that, under a 1939 agreement between RKO Radio Pictures and actor/director/screenwriter Orson Welles, the studio owned the copyright to the motion picture 'Citizen Kane' despite a subsequent agreement terminating the parties' relationship.

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