Facts

Francesca Gregorini sued various production companies, including Apple, Inc., following the release of episodes 1 through 3 of the show "Servant."

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended that defendants used plaintiff's premise and expression from the film "Emanuel" in defendant's series, "Servant." Plaintiff further contended that defendants used plaintiff's premise and expression in pilot episodes of defendants' series. Plaintiff also contended that defendants' plot in "Servant" was remarkably similar to plaintiff's plot in violation of plaintiff's copyright. Plaintiff also further contended that defendants infringed on the sequence of events, theme, characters, setting and mood in "Emmanuel" in "Servant."

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied the contentions and contended that defendants' work diverges from plaintiff's works. Defendants also contended that "Servant" was artistically distinct from "Emmanuel." Defendants further contended that the mood and theme of "Servant" were, at most, scattered with "random similarities" to "Emmanuel" that did not constitute copyright infringement.

Result

Defendants' motion to dismiss was granted with prejudice.