Eaton v. National Broadcasting Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this copyright infringement action, plaintiff, who developed a pilot script and treatment package for a proposed television series entitled Genuine Gypsy, alleges that defendants, two national television networks, which “blatantly” plagiarized her work when they aired the now-canceled situation comedy Brotherly Love. Defendants dispute that contention, claiming instead that the creators of Brotherly Love did not have “access” to plaintiffs work and that, in any event, the two works are not “substantially similar.” Accordingly, the parties’…