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Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports,
Intellectual Property

Jun. 5, 2024

Disney settles lawsuit over motion capture technology in blockbusters

The settlement includes claims related to several blockbuster movies, including "Deadpool," "Guardians of the Galaxy," and "Avengers: Age of Ultron."

Walt Disney Pictures is close to resolving a copyright lawsuit brought by a San Francisco film studio claiming infringement of motion capture technology as a federal judge in Oakland dismissed all allegations except those related to 2017's "Beauty and the Beast" remake. 

U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar granted the parties' stipulation on Monday after attorneys at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP for plaintiff Rearden LLC and attorneys at Munger Tolles & Olson...

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