When someone tries to take a movie to court, it’s often for a weird reason. Movie-related lawsuits happen more often than you might think. If a film gets big enough, at least someone out there is going to try to get a piece. These lawsuits usually involve other writers claiming some director or studio stole their idea, or their script — and most of these are hard or even impossible to prove.
Non-Standard Lawsuits
Non-standard legal battles are way weirder, and thus a lot more interesting. A film can be accused of stealing a title, an actor’s likeness, a real person’s name, a piece of art, and it all comes down to what can be proven to be intellectual property and what can’t. Most of the time these lawsuits result in absolutely nothing for both parties, but they’re interesting nonetheless.
Original reporting: News Talk 1340 KROC-AM – News and Talk – Rochester News Radio — read the source article.
