US judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Paramount Pictures of plagiarizing a 1983 article for "Top Gun: Maverick."
A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Paramount Pictures of plagiarizing a 1983 magazine article for the 2022 Tom Cruise blockbuster "Top Gun: Maverick." The judge ruled that the sequel was not "substantially similar" to Ehud Yonay's "Top Guns," the article that inspired the original "Top Gun" film. The plaintiffs, Yonay's widow, Shosh Yonay, and son, Yuval Yonay, will appeal the decision, arguing that Paramount built a billion-dollar franchise off an article that "breathed life into the technical humdrum of a navy base."
April 08, 2024
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