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The on-screen future of Breakfast at Tiffany's is currently up in the air. 1 / 8

Paramount has filed its first arguments in a lawsuit filed by Alan Schwartz, Trustee of the Truman Capote Literary Trust. 2 / 8

Based on Capote's 1958 novella, Breakfast at Tiffany's released in 1961 and was distributed by Paramount. 3 / 8

Capote died when the Copyright Act of 1909 (which was upheld in the Supreme Court) was still in effect. 4 / 8

In 1991, Capote's estate gave Paramount three years to buy the rights in order to make a new film. 5 / 8

Paramount did buy the rights, but has yet to make the film -- though currently has a script for one. 6 / 8

Schwarz plans to sell a TV reboot of Breakfast at Tiffany's, arguing Paramount has lost the rights by sitting on them too long. 7 / 8

The original film is viewed as a classic that inspired other pieces of pop culture, though has controversial elements as well. 8 / 8