'Top Gun: Maverick' studio Paramount prevails with copyright lawsuit dismissed
Paramount prevails against the heirs of Ehud Yonay, the writer behind the original "Top Guns" article about the US Navy’s Top Gun fighter pilot school.Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things pop culture – but TV is her one true love. She currently lives in Los Angeles but grew up in Chicago so please don't make fun of her accent when it slips out.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson dismissed the case after concluding that the plot, theme, setting, and dialogue are "largely dissimilar" from the article, and any factual similarities aren't protected by copyright law. "We respectfully disagree with the ruling, particularly on summary judgment, and will exercise our right of appeal to the 9th Circuit," copyright attorney Marc Toberoff, who is representing the plaintiffs, tells EW in a statement, adding that they will be seeking appeal. "Paramount's actions speak, Paramount literally raced to lock up the story's copyright to the exclusion of other Studios.
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