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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG OCTOBER 7, 2010 SPEILBERG PREVAILS IN COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT SUIT Southern District Court in New York has found that director Steven Spielberg's film "Disturbia" does not infringe the copyright in the short story "Rear Window," which was the basis for the Alfred Hitchcock movie with the same title. Spielberg and the other defendants produced and distributed the motion picture Disturbia; in 2007. | ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG OCTOBER 7, 2010 THE SHELDON ABEND REVOCABLE TRUST, Plaintiff, v. STEVEN SPIELBERG et al., Defendants. New York. New York, NY, MORGAN & MORGAN, P.A., New York, NY, Attorneys for Defendants Steven Spielberg, Paramount Pictures Corporation, DW, Studios LLC, Viacom Inc., Paramount Home, Entertainment, Montecito Picture Company, LLC, Cold Springs Pictures LLC and United, International Pictures, B.V. | | | | | |
| ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG DECEMBER 8, 2007 UPDATED STATE INCENTIVE INFORMATION Transaction Privilege Tax Exemption Machinery, equipment, other personal property, leases, rentals of lodgings, catered food and drink, and construction contracts used in the production of a motion picture are all exempt from Transaction Privilege Tax. NW, 6th Floor Washington, D.C. Central Ave. Los Angeles FilmL.A., Redwood St., | ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG OCTOBER 7, 2010 THE SHELDON ABEND REVOCABLE TRUST, Plaintiff, v. STEVEN SPIELBERG et al., Defendants. New York. New York, NY, MORGAN & MORGAN, P.A., New York, NY, Attorneys for Defendants Steven Spielberg, Paramount Pictures Corporation, DW, Studios LLC, Viacom Inc., Paramount Home, Entertainment, Montecito Picture Company, LLC, Cold Springs Pictures LLC and United, International Pictures, B.V. | ENTERTAINMENT LAW RESOURCES BLOG OCTOBER 7, 2010 SPEILBERG PREVAILS IN COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT SUIT Southern District Court in New York has found that director Steven Spielberg's film "Disturbia" does not infringe the copyright in the short story "Rear Window," which was the basis for the Alfred Hitchcock movie with the same title. Spielberg and the other defendants produced and distributed the motion picture Disturbia; in 2007. | | | | | | | | |
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Transaction Privilege Tax Exemption Machinery, equipment, other personal property, leases, rentals of lodgings, catered food and drink, and construction contracts used in the production of a motion picture are all exempt from Transaction Privilege Tax. NW, 6th Floor Washington, D.C. Central Ave. Los Angeles FilmL.A., Redwood St., MORE >>
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