NBC Universal sues for Dean Martin Show DVD rights
Studio says producer sold rights it didn’t own.
NBC’s complaint alleges that many of the episode excerpts belong to the studio—and not Greg Garrison Productions. The studio says it owns the copyrights to 235 episodes. “Material portions of at least 86 episodes of The Dean Martin Show owned by NBCU have been copied and included on the best-of-shows DVDs,” the complaint states.
NBC had apparently been considering packaging the Dean Martin properties when representatives learned of the Best of Dean Martin series. The complaint says NBC Universal believes Guthy-Renker has sold “many thousands of copies of the infringing DVDs and has grossed …read more
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