Law360 Reports – Judge Backs ‘Mockingbird’ Filmmaker Heirs’ Arbitral Award
An Alabama federal judge has agreed to confirm an arbitral award granting film copyrights to the successors of “To Kill a Mockingbird” filmmakers in a dispute with author Harper Lee’s estate over rights to the American drama. U.S. District Judge Kristi K. DuBose’s Friday order enforces a January award in arbitration proceedings launched against heirs…