Faulkner Estate in Mississippi Files Copyright Suit Over Quotes in Movie, Ad

Oct. 31, 2012

By Jeff Amy

William Faulkner wrote that the past is never dead. His heirs say their copyright to that phrase is very much alive.

The author’s literary estate is suing Sony Pictures Classics for using a paraphrase of the line in Woody Allen’s 2011 film, “Midnight in Paris.” It’s also suing Northrop Grumman Corp. and The Washington Post Co. for using another Faulkner quote in a newspaper ad by the defense contractor.

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