legal case McClory v. Fleming
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McClory v. Fleming is a legal case involving James Bond co-creator Kevin McClory’s dispute with author Ian Fleming over the rights to the Thunderball story and related film adaptations.
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| legal case McClory v. Fleming canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: legal case McClory v. Fleming Context triple: [Kevin McClory, subjectOf, legal case McClory v. Fleming]
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McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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Corfield v. Coryell
Corfield v. Coryell is an 1823 federal circuit court decision by Justice Bushrod Washington that famously articulated an influential early list of the fundamental rights protected by the U.S. Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause.
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Runyon v. McCrary
Runyon v. McCrary is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that federal civil rights law prohibits private, commercially operated schools from denying admission to students on the basis of race.
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Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
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Target entity: legal case McClory v. Fleming Target entity description: McClory v. Fleming is a legal case involving James Bond co-creator Kevin McClory’s dispute with author Ian Fleming over the rights to the Thunderball story and related film adaptations.
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A.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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B.
Corfield v. Coryell
Corfield v. Coryell is an 1823 federal circuit court decision by Justice Bushrod Washington that famously articulated an influential early list of the fundamental rights protected by the U.S. Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause.
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C.
Runyon v. McCrary
Runyon v. McCrary is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that federal civil rights law prohibits private, commercially operated schools from denying admission to students on the basis of race.
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D.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
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E.
Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copyright lawsuit
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intellectual property dispute ⓘ legal case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
contract law
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copyright law ⓘ entertainment law ⓘ |
| concerns |
film rights to Thunderball
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novelization of Thunderball ⓘ screenplay for Thunderball ⓘ |
| effect |
Kevin McClory obtained certain film rights to Thunderball
NERFINISHED
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limitations on future James Bond adaptations of Thunderball ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | enabled independent production of Never Say Never Again NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | Ian Fleming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPartyRole |
Ian Fleming as author
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Kevin McClory as producer ⓘ |
| hasPlaintiff | Kevin McClory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
collaborative creation of a James Bond film story
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use of a collaborative screenplay as basis for a novel ⓘ |
| involvesAuthor | Ian Fleming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter | James Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesCoCreator | Kevin McClory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesPerson |
Ian Fleming
NERFINISHED
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Kevin McClory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesWork | Thunderball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
ownership of James Bond film rights related to Thunderball
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rights to film adaptations of Thunderball ⓘ rights to the Thunderball story ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dispute over James Bond film rights
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influencing ownership structure of James Bond franchise ⓘ |
| outcome | recognition of Kevin McClory’s rights in the Thunderball story ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eon Productions
NERFINISHED
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James Bond film series NERFINISHED ⓘ Never Say Never Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunderball (1965 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
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Subject: legal case McClory v. Fleming Description of subject: McClory v. Fleming is a legal case involving James Bond co-creator Kevin McClory’s dispute with author Ian Fleming over the rights to the Thunderball story and related film adaptations.
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