Kelsey Grammer, Others Sued Over 'The Game' Copyright

Law360, New York (February 03, 2012, 5:03 PM ET) -- A unit of CBS Broadcasting Inc., ex-"Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer and other producers of the BET television series “The Game” were accused in California federal court on Tuesday of lifting a script without compensating the episode's original author.

Plaintiff Cassandra Colo'n accused the television show's producers — including Grammer and show creator Mara Brock Akil — of violating federal copyright law by creating an episode guest-starring singer Drew Sidora, based on Colo'n's script “Pass Interference.”

“The only way my script for 'Pass Interference' and their script...
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