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Amazon Looks Ready to Brawl Over ‘Road House’ Copyright Termination

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Amazon and MGM Studios raise the stakes in a copyright termination fight over the Road House reboot, claiming that writer Lance Hill’s use of a loan-out corporation prevents him from recapturing the copyright in the original screenplay. contend that Hill’s termination notice is invalid.

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Studio Puts Loan-Outs On Blast in Copyright Termination Fight

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In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Columbia Pictures claims that a writer’s use of a loan-out company prevents him from terminating the studio’s rights in the film Bad Boys. Given the near-universal use of loan-outs among Hollywood screenwriters, I’m frankly amazed that it’s taken so long.