“This case presents complicated and interesting questions of authorship and ownership of the copyright in the screenplay for the well-known, original Friday the 13th movie,” Judge Underhill’s ruling reads. ![]() Miller filed a counterclaim in November 2016 seeking a declaration that the script was not a work made for hire. Manny and Horror filed the complaint seeking a declaration that the script was a work for hire under the terms of the Copyright Act of 1976, invalidating Miller’s copyright claim under the termination notices. Prior to the filing for declaratory judgment, Miller had served Manny and Horror with a series of termination notices seeking to terminate the grant of Miller’s copyrights regarding the screenplay. This case stems back to a complaint for declaratory judgment filed in August 2016 by plaintiffs Manny Company and Horror Inc., the successor to the film rights which were originally negotiated between Miller and Manny’s owner Sean Cunningham, the producer of Friday the 13th. Judge Underhill’s ruling determined that Victor Miller, the screenwriter who wrote the script for the movie, did not produce the script as a work made for hire, thus preserving his ability to claim ownership of the copyright for the script. ![]() District Judge Stefan Underhill of the District of Connecticut issued a ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment in a copyright case involving the cult horror film Friday the 13th.
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