Full title: Sophia STEWART, Plaintiff, v. Andy WACHOWSKI, et al., Defendants
Court: United States District Court, C.D. California
Date published: Jun 14, 2005
Facts
Plaintiff Sophia Stewart alleges that defendants Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd (collectively, the “Terminator Defendants”) willfully infringed her copyrighted literary works by making and distributing The Terminator (“Terminator 1”), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (“Terminator 2”) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (“Terminator 3”). Stewart similarly alleges that defendants Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, Joel Silver, and Thea Bloom (collectively, the “Matrix Defendants”) willfully infringed her copyrighted literary works by making and distributing The Matrix (“Matrix 1”), The Matrix Reloaded (“Matrix 2”), and The Matrix Revolutions (“Matrix 3”). Stewart asserts claims for copyright infringement, declaratory relief, and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. ยงยง 1961, et seq.
Issue
Court Judgment
For the foregoing reasons, the court grants both the Terminator Defendants’ and the Matrix Defendants’ motions for summary judgment on all claims.
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