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Ninth Circuit Allows "Lassie" to Come Back Home to its Author's Family, Rules Against Its Assignee, Classic Media, Inc.
Mewborn, one of the daughters of Eric Knight, the author of the world-famous Lassie Works,  appealed the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Classic and denial of Mewborn’s partial summary judgment motion. Knight authored the beloved children’s story, “Lassie Come Home,” about a boy and his dog…
Date of ruling:
07/11/2008