May 23, 2008
Long Trial Anticipated in 'We Are Marshall' Infringement Suit
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Los Angeles, Calif. (HNN) – Based on the documents filed in federal court in L.A., the copyright infringement suit against the producers of “We Are Marshall” will be a lengthy trial by jury. Although a protective order related to the studio’s financial returns and the salaries of actors and filmmakers has been approved, the litigation continues in the discovery phase.
Deborah Novak, John Witek and Witek & Novak Inc. filed the breach of contract and copyright infringement complaint June 20, 2007 alleging that the “WAM” filmmakers copied material from the Emmy Award winning documentary, “Ashes to Glory.”
According to the scheduling orders from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, legal discovery continues through Aug. 8, 2008. The last date to conduct a settlement conference is Sept. 5, 2008 with the final pretrial conference slated for Sept. 29, 2008.
If the sides do not find mutual ground to settle, the matter will go before a California federal court jury beginning on or about Oct. 28, 2008. A joint report filed in November 2007 anticipates that the trial could last ten to fifteen days.
“We Are Marshall” tells the inspirational, partially fictionalized story of the 1970 plane crash that took the lives of 75 coaches, fans, players, administrators and crew and the football team’s against all odds efforts to field a team for the 1971 season.
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Long Trial Anticipated in 'We Are Marshall' Infringement Suit
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Entertainment Editor
Los Angeles, Calif. (HNN) – Based on the documents filed in federal court in L.A., the copyright infringement suit against the producers of “We Are Marshall” will be a lengthy trial by jury. Although a protective order related to the studio’s financial returns and the salaries of actors and filmmakers has been approved, the litigation continues in the discovery phase.
Deborah Novak, John Witek and Witek & Novak Inc. filed the breach of contract and copyright infringement complaint June 20, 2007 alleging that the “WAM” filmmakers copied material from the Emmy Award winning documentary, “Ashes to Glory.”
According to the scheduling orders from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, legal discovery continues through Aug. 8, 2008. The last date to conduct a settlement conference is Sept. 5, 2008 with the final pretrial conference slated for Sept. 29, 2008.
If the sides do not find mutual ground to settle, the matter will go before a California federal court jury beginning on or about Oct. 28, 2008. A joint report filed in November 2007 anticipates that the trial could last ten to fifteen days.
“We Are Marshall” tells the inspirational, partially fictionalized story of the 1970 plane crash that took the lives of 75 coaches, fans, players, administrators and crew and the football team’s against all odds efforts to field a team for the 1971 season.
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