LOS ANGELES (CN) - M.U.S.E. Picture Productions on Tuesday filed a slander of title action against Cyclone Productions, saying the defendants misrepresented their ownership of the film and TV rights to a novel called "The Killer Inside Me." The claim is for $1 million in compensatory and $7 million in punitive damages.
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