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Arthur Alfred, II, et al v. The Walt Disney Company, et al
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August 31, 2020
Full 9th Circ. Denies Disney's Bid To Undo 'Pirates' IP Ruling
The Ninth Circuit has left in place a ruling that revived a copyright lawsuit claiming the Walt Disney Co. stole an unproduced screenplay to create the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie franchise.
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August 06, 2020
Disney Says 'Pirates' Copyright Ruling Must Be Undone
The Walt Disney Co. is asking the full Ninth Circuit to overturn a ruling last month that revived a copyright lawsuit over "Pirates of the Caribbean," arguing it will lead to "an unnecessary quagmire of discovery."
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July 22, 2020
9th Circ. Revives Disney 'Pirates' Script IP Suit
A Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday upended a California federal court's dismissal of claims that Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" film franchise copied two screenwriters' script, saying the lower court wrongly concluded the two works were not sufficiently similar for the suit to go ahead.
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July 06, 2020
9th Circ. Questions Sinking Of Disney 'Pirates' IP Suit
Two judges on a Ninth Circuit panel on Monday questioned the dismissal of claims that Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise copied two screenwriters' script, suggesting the lower court's ruling that the script included generic and unprotectable staples of the pirate genre was premature.