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QUARLES v. NETFLIX, INC. et al
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December 13, 2017
Netflix Can't Call Cut On 'Burning Sands' Copyright Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused on Tuesday to let Netflix toss a suit brought by an author accusing the streaming giant of ripping off his series about six fraternity pledges at a historically black college, finding that the author had shown valid copyright on his works and "enough similarities" between both works to warrant further discovery.
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July 19, 2017
Netflix Copied Author's Work For 'Burning Sands,' Suit Says
The author of a two-part book series titled "Burning Sands," a fictional tale of six fraternity pledges at a historically black college, accused Netflix and director Gerard McMurray on Tuesday of infringing his copyright by making a movie released earlier this year with the same title and a similar premise.