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Hasbro Inc et al v. Sweetpea Entertainment Inc et al
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September 23, 2014
Film Co.'s Chief Defends D&D Flicks As Hasbro IP Trial Wraps
The owner of Sweetpea Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday slammed Hasbro Inc.'s claim that his production company squandered its "Dungeons & Dragons" sequel rights by making low-quality sequels to its 2000 D&D film, testifying before their bench trial wrapped that the sequels had the "spirit" of the first movie
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September 16, 2014
Hasbro Blasts Film Co. As Dungeons & Dragons IP Trial Opens
Hasbro Inc. on Tuesday opened the California federal bench trial of its suit alleging production company Sweetpea Entertainment Inc.'s proposed Dungeons & Dragons movie infringes Hasbro's intellectual property by telling a judge that Sweetpea "squandered" its sequel rights by making low-quality, direct-to-TV sequels to its disappointing 2000 D&D film.
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January 24, 2014
CORRECTED: Hasbro's Dungeons & Dragons IP Suit Marches To Trial
A California federal judge on Friday pared down Hasbro Inc.'s copyright infringement lawsuit against production company Sweetpea Entertainment Inc. over a proposed Dungeons & Dragons movie, but said a jury would have to decide if the unproduced film's script violated Hasbro's rights. (Correction: An earlier story erroneously indicated that Judge Gee denied Hasbro’s motion for partial summary judgment on Sweetpea’s counterclaim of copyright infringement, and erroneously indicated Hasbro claimed separate causes of direct and contributory copyright infringement. These errors have been corrected.)
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December 16, 2013
Film Co. Looks To Slay Hasbro's Dungeons & Dragons IP Suit
Film production company Sweetpea Entertainment Inc. on Friday again asked a California federal judge to ditch a Hasbro Inc. copyright infringement lawsuit stemming from Sweetpea's proposed Dungeons & Dragons movie, arguing that it neither wrote the script that prompted the litigation nor made a film based on it.
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August 09, 2013
Production Co. Can't Escape 'Dungeons & Dragons' IP Suit
A California federal judge on Friday rejected Sweetpea Entertainment Inc.'s bid to escape a Hasbro Inc. copyright suit over a new Dungeons & Dragons movie, ruling it was too early in the litigation to decide whether the film is based on an infringing script.
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May 14, 2013
Hasbro Sues WB Over 'Dungeons & Dragons' Film Rights
Hasbro Inc. filed a copyright lawsuit in California federal court on Monday in an effort to halt a new Warner Bros. Pictures-produced Dungeons & Dragons movie, arguing that the production company behind the planned project lost the sequel rights after its 2000 D&D movie.