New Regency 起诉导演 Michael Mann：要求法院宣告其收回《盗火线》剧本版权的终止通知无效
据《好莱坞报道》（The Hollywood Reporter）与 TheWrap 报道，制片公司 New Regency 于11月13日（周五）向洛杉矶的联邦法院起诉导演 Michael Mann，要求法院宣告 Mann 发出的三份版权终止通知无效，让公司保住1995年犯罪片《盗火线》（Heat）剧本的权利。
据报道，New Regency 在诉状中主张，《盗火线》剧本属「雇佣作品」（work made for hire），依美国《版权法》第 203 条不适用作者终止权，因此「公司保留剧本的全部权利」。这起诉讼发生在《盗火线》续集筹拍之际：续集源自 Mann 与 Meg Gardiner 2022 年出版的同名小说，仍由 Mann 编剧并执导。
Mann 一方通过发言人回应说，本案涉及的是 Mann 在1980年代独立创作、后来发展成1995年《盗火线》的多部剧本原稿；作者在 40 年后行使法律赋予的收回作品权利，Mann 将积极应诉，并有信心法院会确认其《版权法》下的法定权利。发言人同时表示，本案与《盗火线2》的制作无关，续集将于1月19日开拍。
《盗火线》1995 年上映，由 Michael Mann 编剧、制片并执导，Robert De Niro 与 Al Pacino 主演，是犯罪片类的经典作品。
（来源：《好莱坞报道》、TheWrap 对洛杉矶联邦法院诉讼的报道）
New Regency Sues Director Michael Mann, Asking Court to Void His Notices Reclaiming the 'Heat' Screenplay Copyright
New Regency sued director Michael Mann in federal court in Los Angeles on Friday, November 13, asking the court to declare three copyright termination notices Mann served on the company null and void, so that the company retains the rights to the screenplay of the 1995 crime film 'Heat,' according to The Hollywood Reporter and TheWrap.
According to the reports, New Regency argues in its complaint that the 'Heat' screenplay is a work made for hire and therefore not eligible for copyright termination under 17 U.S.C. § 203, and that the company retains all rights to the screenplay. The lawsuit comes as a sequel to 'Heat' moves toward production; the sequel is based on the 2022 novel by Mann and Meg Gardiner, with Mann again writing and directing.
A spokesperson for Mann responded that the filing concerns original writing Mann did on multiple screenplays during the 1980s, which evolved into the 1995 film he wrote, produced and directed, and that after 40 years Mann is exercising the statutory right of authors to reclaim their work. Mann will vigorously defend the action and is confident the courts will vindicate his rights under the Copyright Act, the spokesperson said, adding that the filing is unrelated to the production of 'Heat 2,' which will begin shooting on January 19.
'Heat,' released in 1995, was written, produced and directed by Michael Mann and starred Robert De Niro and Al Pacino; it is regarded as a classic of the crime genre.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter and TheWrap, reporting on the Los Angeles federal court filing)
来源：好莱坞报道
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