Paramount Studios secures a win after a copyright lawsuit is dismissed regarding the film 'Top Gun: Maverick'. The judge rules that the film and the original magazine article that inspired it are largely dissimilar.
Paramount Studios secured a win after it faced a copyright lawsuit in 2022. Ehud Yonay's 1983 magazine article inspired the original "Top Gun" film that was released in 1986. After the sequel, " Top Gun: Maverick ," was released in 2022, Yonay's family hit the network with a lawsuit, alleging that Paramount failed to renegotiate a new license before creating the film. U.S.
Paramount Pictures spokesperson shared a statement with Fox Business following the lawsuit being dismissed: "We are pleased that the court recognized that plaintiffs’ claims were completely without merit," the statement said.
Paramount denied the sequel is derivative from the original article, according to the outlet. "These claims are without merit, and we will defend ourselves vigorously," a spokesperson for Paramount told Fox News Digital at the time of the lawsuit. "Top Gun: Maverick" premiered in May 2022 after two years of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. The film pulled in $160.5 million in the first four days.
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