Plaintiffs shall take nothing and Defendant shall have its costs of suit.
The Court concludes that the Article and Sequel are not substantially similar under the extrinsic test.
The Yonays lawyers obviously were not so pleased.
Paramount Water Tower, ‘Top Gun Maverick’Getty/Everett
Paramounts action speak much louder than its counsels words.
We got to buy this, Get on the phone withCalifornia Magazine.
We want this right away.
And unsurprisingly Yonay received credit on the resulting derivative film,Top Gun, spawning a franchise.
Its not a good look.
Judge Anderson clearly disagreed.
That is, the Sequel was produced independently of the rights conveyed to Defendant by the contract.
Quite the shift from last June, when the judge set a trial date of May 7, 2024.
So, not quite cleared for takeoff.
Dade Hayes contributed to this report.
