http://www.law360.com/ip/articles/499751/former-co-head-writer-of-one-life-to-live-sues-abc

Its Sam Hall (November 1978-Jan 1983)

Why is he suing ABC if it's about iTunes and HULU?

royalities he believes he is owed

Edited January 9, 201412 yr by John

Can somebody please explain this to me?

That doesn't make any sense.

it doesnt make sense to me either

I know it's about royalties, but ABC has nothing to do with iTunes or HULU

It sounds like there is some confusion by either the plaintiff or the author regarding ABC's responsibilities in this.

Edited January 9, 201412 yr by marceline

Well.. Interesting, it's not like when the Dobsons sued ABC, but still interesting

Well.. Interesting, it's not like when the Dobsons sued ABC, but still interesting

So the Dobsons actually won? I thought they never went to court.

Why in the hell would Sam Hall be owed royalties by anyone? He hasn't worked on OLTL in over thirty years.

Edited January 9, 201412 yr by Vee

I believe the iTunes episodes of AMC and OLTL were the first time full episodes of either show were actually available for purchase (which, in and of itself, is a tragedy of epic proportions).

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2014/01/former-one-life-to-live-writer-sam-hall.html

I would imagine Itunes/Hulu would pay royalties to ABC who would then pay a portion of those royalties to whoever is due.

But this case makes zero sense unless Hall is owed royalties in perpetuity, like intellectual property of some sort. Perhaps it was in his contract? They're not selling/showing episodes from 1984, are they?