'Top Gun' Article Heirs Ask Justices To Review Similarity Test

By Ivan Moreno ( July 16, 2026, 7:21 PM EDT) -- The heirs of the journalist whose 1983 magazine article inspired the original "Top Gun" movie have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their copyright lawsuit over "Top Gun: Maverick" and resolve what they call a circuit split over how courts should compare allegedly similar works....

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