XML FeedsDon Johnson Wins Suit with 50% Copyright Ownership
By Richard Amada on Jul 8, 2010 | In Cinema, TV, Radio
As a follow-up to an earlier post ("Better Call Your Lawyer, Bubba"), actor Don Johnson has won his case against three production companies in which Mr. Johnson claimed he was owed millions of dollars from the TV show Nash Bridges. The total awarded by the jury was in excess of $23 million.
The key to the case apparently hinged on a contract provision -- a rare contract provision in such Hollywood agreements -- that made Mr. Johnson a 50 percent owner of the copyright on the show.
At least one of the defendant companies has said it will probably appeal the decision.
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