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Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Apr. 29, 2025

Showtime cleared in "Yellowjackets" copyright dispute over "Eden" movie

U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson dismisses copyright claims against "Yellowjackets," citing unprotected survival genre tropes and lack of substantial similarity.

Showtime cleared in "Yellowjackets" copyright dispute over "Eden" movie
U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson

Showtime was permanently cleared of claims that the creators of the network's Emmy-nominated "Yellowjackets" series ripped off survival elements of a 2015 movie called "Eden."

Both projects feature members of a soccer team who crash land in wilderness and are stranded.

In an order on Friday, U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson found that although both works involve plots of survival after aircraft crashes, the alleged infringing expressive eleme...

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