Categories: netflix

11 August 2022 13:29

Netflix accuses Barlow and Bear, creators of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, of crossing boundaries of fan fiction "well past its breaking point"

Netflix has sued the creators of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, for infringing copyrights of the hit show Bridgerton after they performed a live musical concert of their version without permission.
The streaming platform, which owns the exclusive rights to authorize derivative works based on Julia Quinn’s book series, released Bridgerton's first season in Dece

4 October 2021 10:58

Creator of Netflix sensation Squid Game accused of plagiarism

The latest viral sensation from streaming platform Netflix is South Korean series Squid Game, and it has taken the world by storm. A mere 11 days after the show was released on September 17, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos went on the record about its blockbuster numbers, stating that it had become the platform’s biggest non-English language show in the world, and could very well turn out to be Netf

21 September 2021 08:13

Emmy winner Michaela Coel shines a light on how she has protected her IP

It’s been a busy month for actor, writer and director Michaela Coel. In September, she won her first Emmy for writing the limited series I May Destroy You, and released her first book, Misfits: A Personal Manifesto.
Both the series and the book are related to the way this talented UK creative views the issue of intellectual property. When she started to pitch the idea for I May Destroy Youin 2

11 April 2019 16:36

Flickr works with Pixsy to get you paid for stolen photos

Photo hosting service Flickr has announced a new partnership with the image monitoring and legal-tech service Pixsy to help Flickr users get paid when their photos are stolen.

8 March 2019 08:25

Meme aggregator F**kJerry gets f**ked, pledges chastity

A meme aggregator finally comes clean after years of stealing content from others.

4 March 2019 08:31

Artist settles lawsuit with Kendrick Lamar over Black Panther video copy claims

An artist has accused Kendrick Lamar of stealing visuals from her artwork for his music video for the movie Black Panther.

28 January 2019 09:33

Bad Choice: Netflix sued by Choose Your Own Adventure publisher

Netflix is being sued by the publisher of the Choose Your Own Adventure books for copyright infringement in its Black Mirror movie.

7 January 2019 08:31

Photographer thunderstruck by photo rip-off

Photographer Sean R. Heavey claims a 2010 photo he took of a supercell thunderstorm, which he called The Mothership, was used by Netflix in their hit series Stranger Things and a Netflix feature-length movie, How It Ends. Netflix denies this. But for photographers, seeing their work reproduced is unfortunately a very common occurrence.

19 October 2018 15:37

Music documentary idea stolen

TJ Barrack and his business partner Marc Joubert are suing Jeff and Michael Zimbalist for allegedly copying their concept for Remastered, a documentary series that will explore seminal events in the lives of artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Jam Master Jay and Sam Cooke.

10 October 2018 08:57

Photographer thunderstruck by photo rip-off

Photographer Sean R. Heavey claims a 2010 photo he took of a supercell thunderstorm, which he called The Mothership, was used by Netflix in their hit series Stranger Things and a Netflix feature-length movie, How It Ends. Netflix denies this. But for photographers, seeing their work reproduced is unfortunately a very common occurrence.