Case Summary Of "Cabell V. Zorro Productions, Inc."

BRIEF INSIGHT INTO THE DISPUTE:

Introduction:

This case is a result of copyright infringement of a musical based on the story of Zorro.The character of Zorro originally was developed by Johnst McCulley which was further adapted in stories. All of the stories are part of public domain. Cabell (hereinafter "the plaintiff") made a musical based on the story available in public domain and Zorro Productions (hereinafter "the defendant") is the assignee of the character Zorro. The Plaintiff produced a musical titled "Z – The Musical of Zorro" and got its scripts and audio registered with the U.S. Copyright Office for original, novel elements of his work but not the elements in the public domain as of 1996.