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M. Night Shyamalan Cleared of Copyright Charges in ‘Servant’ Trial, Jury Rules
A jury ruled that M. Night Shyamalan did not copy a plaintiff's horror film writing the Apple series 'Servant,' ending the director's copyright trial.
A federal jury ruled unanimously in favor of M. Night Shyamalan and Apple on Friday, ending a copyright trial that saw the defendants accused of stealing elements from an independent horror film in the writing of the streaming series “ Servant.” Italian-born director Francesca Gregorini sought as much as $81 million in damages, alleging that Shyamalan had lifted narrative elements of her 2013 film, “The Truth About Emanuel,” without credit. A federal judge initially threw out the case, but the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals revived it in 2022, finding a genuine dispute over whether the two works are “substantially similar.” After Apple’s motion for summary judgment in November was denied, the suit was ordered to be settled by a jury.
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