Lights, Camera, Intellectual Property Disputes

The stars of Hollywood are no strangers to litigation with people seeming to sue each other on a regular basis, see for example the multiple stories about the Kardashians being sued or suing others. Cases of purported intellectual property theft are dealt with no differently, with the subject of many lawsuits being the unauthorised use of such property. IP law suits are particularly prevalent in the movie industry. Given that the industry is worth trillions of pounds, it's really no surprise that companies and corporations put in place robust protections to avoid and enforce against their intellectual property being infringed. In this blog we examine some cases regarding IP and the film industry where the action didn't stay on the big screen.

Captain Phillips

The media often report on lawsuits for defamation where someone is portrayed in an untrue, or less-than-desirable, way, but less common are lawsuits where it's claimed that...