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MGM-Pathé Communications was an American film production company that operated in Los Angeles County, California from 1990 to 1992. The company was founded and controlled by Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti through his purchase and merger of MGM/UA Communications Co. and Pathé Communications (unrelated to the French Pathé studio ).
MGM was bought by Pathé Communications (led by Italian publishing magnate Giancarlo Parretti) in 1990, but Parretti lost control of Pathé and defaulted on the loans used to purchase the studio. The French banking conglomerate Crédit Lyonnais, the studio's major creditor, then took control of MGM.
In 1990, it became MGM-Pathé Communications Co. after Giancarlo Parretti purchased the company and merged it with Pathé Communications (not to be confused with the French studio, which Parretti attempted to buy but failed due to French governmental concerns over his business background). Due to lawsuits, it was sold back to Kerkorian yet ...
After the MGM-Pathé Communications merger, Parretti agreed to sell Pathé's 60% majority stake in Cannon Pictures to Assonitis and a group of investors for $14 million. The sale would include the office building at 8200 Wiltshire Blvd, where Cannon Pictures was based.
Real-Time Brief Feedback. Subafilms, Ltd. v. MGM-Pathe Communications Co. Case Brief Summary: This case is about whether a movie company can sue others for making and selling copies of their movie, but the copies were made and sold outside of the US.
Jul 14, 2019 · This is a list of feature films originally released and/or distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (to include MGM/UA Entertainment Co., MGM/UA Communications Co., MGM–Pathe Communications Co. and MGM/UA Distribution Co. ).
In Subafilms, Ltd. v. MGM-Pathe Communications Co., the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a mere authorization of infringing acts cannot provide the basis for an infringement claim under the 1976 Copyright Act (the Act) when the acts authorized occur entirely abroad) In so holding, the Ninth Circuit overruled its 198...
