Partner Jeremiah Reynolds recently joined Matthew Belloni on The Town podcast to discuss why plagiarism allegations lodged against Oscar-nominated film “The Holdovers” won’t pass muster under copyright law, as well as steps that creators can take if they believe their work has been copied.
They untangle the recent plagiarism accusation by screenwriter Simon Stephenson over Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers,’ then outline whether or not this case has merit. Matt and Jeremiah discuss famous past examples of copyright infringement, whether the WGA can help with plagiarism, and what a writer can do if they feel their idea is being stolen. Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the films that will premiere at South by Southwest.
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