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Intellectual Property

May 6, 2024

Road House movie writer lied about ownership, MGM says

The defense argues that R. Lance Hill's 1986 screenplay was created as a "work made for hire."

Attorneys defending Amazon's movie studio countered infringement claims over its 2024 "Road House" remake by accusing the plaintiff author of making false representations to the U.S. Copyright Office prior to the federal complaint's filing.

However, the plaintiff's attorney, Marc Toberoff of Toberoff & Associates PC, said the countersuit was a "baseless deflection."

Prior to the film's release on Amazon's streaming service in Ma...

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