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Cain v. Universal Pictures Co. (1942) was the first case in the United States to define the doctrine of "scènes à faire" as it applies to copyright law. Judge Leon Rene Yankwich introduced the term. ==Background== The successful crime fiction writer James M. Cain, best known for his ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'' (1934), wrote the novel ''Serenade'' in 1937. It includes a torrid episode in a church where the main character, a singer, has taken refuge from a storm with a Mexican girl. In 1938 Cain sold a different story called ''Modern Cinderella'' to Universal Pictures. The studio began production in 1939, then found that they needed to adapt the plot to include a scene with the two stars, Irene Dunne and James Boyer. Several writers worked on alternative scenes under tight deadlines, and one in which the two characters take refuge from a storm in a church was adopted. After the film was released as ''When Tomorrow Comes'', James M. Cain sued Universal Pictures, the scriptwriter and the movie director for copyright violation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cain v. Universal Pictures Co.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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