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Writer in the Hole: Desny v. Wilder, Copyright Law, and the Battle over Ideas
- Cinema Journal
- University of Texas Press
- 50, Number 2, Winter 2011
- pp. 21-40
- 10.1353/cj.2011.0000
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
This essay explores Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951) and the related lawsuit, Desny v. Wilder (1956), which changed the way idea disputes were litigated in California. By combining Film and Legal studies, the author argues, we achieve new understandings of the film, the filmmaker, and the relationship between Hollywood and the law.
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