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Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation

Nov. 13, 2018

The details are in the devil in this copyright lawsuit

On Nov. 8, the Satanic Temple filed a federal lawsuit for copyright infringement, false designation of origin and other claims against Warner Bros. and Netflix, the producer and distributor, respectively, of the “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.”

Bennett A. Bigman

Partner
Russ August & Kabat Law

Email: bbigman@raklaw.com

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Copyright lawsuits are interesting because of the creative content they involve. A few weeks ago, I wrote about a copyright infringement case involving Led Zeppelin's iconic song "Stairway to Heaven." Today's subject involves a trip in the opposite direction.

On Nov. 8, the Satanic Temple (whose formal name is United Federation of Churches LLC) filed a federal action in the Southern District of New York for copyright infringement, fa...

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