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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Predicate Object
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