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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| McClory v. Fleming | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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
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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
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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
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James Bond film series NERFINISHED ⓘ Never Say Never Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunderball (1965 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
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