A decide dismisses a copyright infringement lawsuit filed in opposition to Paramount Photos involving the blockbuster Tom Cruise movie “Prime Gun: Maverick.”
A decide within the US District Court docket in Los Angeles dominated on Friday that the 2022 sequel, which grossed nearly $1.5 billion worldwide on the field workplace, was “not materially related” to an article by creator Ehud Yonay.
The 2022 lawsuit from the household of Yonay — who wrote a 1983 journal piece that impressed the unique “Prime Gun” — had sued the movie studio, saying it failed to accumulate the rights to the article earlier than the second half was greater than got here out thirty years in the past. in a while.
Paramount had acquired the rights to solely produce the 1986 movie “Prime Gun,” based mostly on Yonay’s writing.
“The plots, sequences of occasions and tempo of the Works are largely completely different. Any similarities are based mostly on unprotected components, comparable to basic plot concepts, info or scenes à faire,” the decide mentioned.
Earlier than the lawsuit was dismissed, Ehud’s widow and son, Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay, sought damages and to stop distribution of the movie and future sequels.
“We’re happy that the court docket acknowledged that the plaintiffs’ claims have been fully with out benefit,” Paramount mentioned in an announcement, in line with Reuters.
The plaintiffs mentioned they count on to enchantment the ruling.
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