Thursday, December 30, 2021

‘Friday the 13th’ lawsuit officially over but not yet resolved, sources say

As Friday the 13th fans are well aware by now, the ongoing legal battle between Horror Inc. and Victor Miller prohibits the manufacturing and release of Jason Vorhees content until the dust has settled.

For some background, before the original 1980 release, Paramount Pictures claimed the rights to Friday the 13th. However, it eventually sold the property and its attributes to New Line Cinema. The rights are now in the hands of the original film producer and director Sean S. Cunningham, representing

Horror Inc. Victor Miller, the writer of the original screenplay, evoked a copyright law to get the rights to his script back.

from Movies – We Got This Covered https://ift.tt/3EIAney
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