legal case McClory v. Fleming

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McClory v. Fleming is a legal case involving James Bond co-creator Kevin McClory’s dispute with author Ian Fleming over the rights to the Thunderball story and related film adaptations.

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instanceOf copyright lawsuit ⓘ
intellectual property dispute ⓘ
legal case ⓘ
areaOfLaw contract law ⓘ
copyright law ⓘ
entertainment law ⓘ
concerns film rights to Thunderball ⓘ
novelization of Thunderball ⓘ
screenplay for Thunderball ⓘ
effect Kevin McClory obtained certain film rights to Thunderball ⓘ
limitations on future James Bond adaptations of Thunderball ⓘ
hasConsequence enabled independent production of Never Say Never Again ⓘ
hasDefendant Ian Fleming ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasPartyRole Ian Fleming as author ⓘ
Kevin McClory as producer ⓘ
hasPlaintiff Kevin McClory ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter collaborative creation of a James Bond film story ⓘ
use of a collaborative screenplay as basis for a novel ⓘ
involvesAuthor Ian Fleming ⓘ
involvesCharacter James Bond ⓘ
involvesCoCreator Kevin McClory ⓘ
involvesPerson Ian Fleming ⓘ
Kevin McClory ⓘ
involvesWork Thunderball ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
legalIssue ownership of James Bond film rights related to Thunderball ⓘ
rights to film adaptations of Thunderball ⓘ
rights to the Thunderball story ⓘ
notableFor dispute over James Bond film rights ⓘ
influencing ownership structure of James Bond franchise ⓘ
outcome recognition of Kevin McClory’s rights in the Thunderball story ⓘ
relatedTo Eon Productions ⓘ
James Bond film series ⓘ
linked to: James Bond (film)

Never Say Never Again ⓘ
Thunderball (1965 film) ⓘ
linked to: Thunderball
timePeriod 1960s ⓘ

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Kevin McClory → subjectOf → legal case McClory v. Fleming ⓘ