From: vidcapper1@yahoo.co.uk   
      
   On 15/04/2015 21:56, David wrote:   
   > Joss Whedon sued by writer seeking $10 million in damages in copyright   
   > lawsuit over 2012 horror film The Cabin In The Woods   
   >   
   > Joss Whedon has been sued by a writer who alleges he stole the idea for   
   > the 2012 horror movie The Cabin In The Woods.   
   >   
   > The lawsuit was filed on Monday in federal court in California and named   
   > 50-year-old Whedon and the film's co-writer and director Drew Goddard as   
   > defendants, according to an article on Tuesday by The Hollywood Reporter.   
   >   
   > The complaint by Peter Gallagher claimed that Whedon and Goddard took   
   > the idea for their meta-horror movie from his 2006 novel 'The Little   
   > White Trip: A Night In The Pines.'   
   >   
   > Gallagher claimed copyright infringement in his lawsuit and was seeking   
   > $10 million in damages. The lawsuit was based on the similar premises in   
   > the works, including the plot centering around a group of young people   
   > terrorized at a cabin by manipulators filming a horror show.   
   >   
   > Gallagher also alleged similarities between the characters' names and   
   > personalities.   
   >   
   > The lawsuit detailed how Gallagher self-published the novel and 'began   
   > grassroots efforts' to sell it on the Venice Beach boardwalk and at   
   > Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade outdoor mall. '[The defendants]   
   > currently reside and operate out of Santa Monica, California, a short   
   > distance from where the Book was sold,' the lawsuit claimed. The lawsuit   
   > also listed Lionsgate and Whedon's Mutant Enemy production company as   
   > defendants.   
   >   
      
   Is it just me, or are these, apparently opportunistic, lawsuits   
   multiplying like rabbits?   
      
      
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