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Intellectual Property

Oct. 2, 2014

Similar. Substantially similar?

A lawsuit over infringement of the James Bond character has spotlighted an issue in copyright law that plagues screenwriters: What are the boundaries of substantial similarity between works? By Jordanna Thigpen


By Jordanna Thigpen


Last week, U.S. District Judge James Otero refused to dismiss a lawsuit by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. against NBCUniversal for infringing upon the James Bond character. See Danjaq LLC et al. v. Universal City Studios LLC et al., 14-02527 (C.D. Cal., filed April 3, 2014). The lawsuit has spotlighted an issue in copyright law that plagues screenwriters: What are the boundaries of substantial similarity between works?


The lawsuit ...

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