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Paramount Flies High As ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Copyright Suit Against Studio Dismissed

The nearly two-year old dogfight between Paramount and the family of the writer of the 1983 article that inspired the franchise is over. In an order released late on April 5,  U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson grounded the copyright infringement, breach of contract, and declaratory relief action by the Israeli-based widow and son of Ehud […]

In an order released late on April 5, U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson grounded the copyright infringement, breach of contract, and declaratory relief action by the Israeli-based widow and son of Ehud Yonay The judgement last week came with no oral argument before the court from Paramount’s outside counsel Daniel Petrocelli and his O’Melveny & Myers associates nor the Yonay’s attorneys Marc Toberoff and Alex Kozinski. One sticking point is the fact that while National Amusements owns more than three-quarters of Paramount’s voting shares, it only has about 10% of the company’s total equity, so other prominent shareholders are concerned about getting diluted.

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