{"id":425,"date":"2018-02-28T17:25:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T17:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=425"},"modified":"2019-01-18T18:07:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T18:07:28","slug":"oscar-nominee-sued-for-copyright-infringement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/oscar-nominee-sued-for-copyright-infringement\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Nominee Sued For Copyright Infringement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Less than one week before the Academy Awards, Guillermo del Toro, Fox Searchlight and others associated with the nominated film \u201cThe Shape of Water\u201d are being sued for copyright infringement. Specifically, the children of late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Zindel claim the film is \u201cindisputably derived\u201d from the 1969 play \u201cLet Me Hear You Whisper.\u201d The play\u2019s main narrative focuses on a lonely cleaning woman who bonds with then attempts to rescue a dolphin from a research facility where she works. Identically, an inter-species romantic relationship develops between the main character of \u201cThe Shape of Water,\u201d Elisa, and \u201cThe Asset\u201d in the film. The complaint also cites shared minor but memorable elements. Plaintiffs allege the film\u2019s producer Daniel Kraus has previously stated on the record that he envisioned the concept for the movie the same year an adaptation of \u201cLet Me Hear You Whisper\u201d aired on national television. Moreover, Guillermo del Toro collects original drawings by Stephen Gammell, the illustrator for the 1974 publication of the play. However, del Toro claims to have never read nor seen the play. The complaint alleges defendants never sought to obtain a license from plaintiffs of motion picture and ancillary rights to the play nor was Zindel credited. Fox Searchlight issued a statement asserting the baselessness of the claims and noting the interesting timing right before the Oscars voting cycle ends, suggesting the suit is a mere attempt to pressure the studio to settle quickly. #omnilegalgroup #copyright #academyawards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Less than one week before the Academy Awards, Guillermo del Toro, Fox Searchlight and others associated with the nominated film \u201cThe Shape of Water\u201d are being sued for copyright infringement. 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