Entertainment & Sports,
Intellectual Property
Jun. 7, 2022
Delayed ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ release brings suit over expired copyright
“The release got pushed because they wanted to continue working on it. Paramount didn’t release the draft of the movie until December 2020. That dog doesn’t hunt,” said Marc Toberoff of Toberoff & Associates PC.
While "Top Gun: Maverick" is breaking records at the box office, a federal lawsuit was filed Monday stating the rights to a magazine article that inspired the original movie and its long-awaited sequel expired more than two years ago.
"Paramount received clear notice from the Yonays back in January 2018 that the copyright to Ehud Yonay's story, 'Top Guns,' would revert in January 2020, but they deliberately chose to ignore this," Marc Tober...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In