Tolbert v. High Noon Productions LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION MELANIE TOLBERT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:18-CV-00680-KOB ) ) DISCOVERY, INC. a/k/a DISCOVERY ) COMMUNICATIONS, LLC f/k/a ) SCRIPPS NETWORK INTERACTIVE, ) INC., a/k/a SCRIPPS NETWORKS, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This case centers on allegations of copying copyrighted material. But as the case progressed, the issue of copying—or at least reiteration with slight alteration—started to become more than just a key substantive issue; it became a procedural theme as well. The case now…