Case- PMC, Inc. v. Saban Entertainment, Inc. (1996) 45 CA4th 579, 52 CR2d 877
Melissa, who owned the copyright covering the "Scratch-My-Back-Delmo" doll, had been negotiating with Roy for the purchase and sale of the right to the manufacture and distribution of the doll. Following, what Roy felt was the completion of an agreement with Melissa, giving him the rightshe discovered that Jake had been talking with Melissa, during Roy's negations with Melissa. Jake had convinced Melissa that she should grant the rights to him because of Roy=s financial insecurity. Melissa and Jake then signed a formal contract granting the rights to the copyright to Jake. Assuming that there was no contract between Roy and Melissa, does Roy have any basis for recovery as a result of his losing the right to manufacture and distribute the doll?