Intellectual Property
Apr. 10, 2024
‘Top Gun Maverick’ out of copyright danger zone
U.S. judge found that Tom Cruise’s Top Gun sequel did not rely on a magazine article that was the inspiration for the original movie.
A federal judge in Los Angeles dismissed a lawsuit that accused the production studio behind the 2022 Tom Cruise blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” of infringing on the copyright of a 1983 magazine article that was the inspiration for the original film.
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson of the Central District of California wrote in his opinion that there were significant differences between the movie and the article. The judge highlighted t...
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