3 Count: Stop Gun

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1: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Copyright Lawsuit Should Be Grounded, Paramount Says

First off today, Dominic Patten at Deadline reports that Paramount Pictures has filed a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit filed against them over the movie ˆ in a bid to get the case tossed out quickly.

The lawsuit as filed by the estate of the author of a 1983 article that was the inspiration for the original 1986 movie. However, the estate claims to have reclaimed their rights in the article through copyright termination. They claim to have approached Paramount about licensing the article again, but Paramount moved forward without them, prompting the lawsuit.

However, the studio has now hit back, claiming that the new film is not based on the article and that the only thing the new film has in common with the piece is that they both deal with the Top Gun naval training facility.

2: Case Filed Against Suriya’s Jai Bhim in Chennai under Copyright Act for Alleged Story Theft

Next up today, Tamil Cinema at the Hindustan Times reports that Chennai police have registered a report filed against the director and producer of film Jai Bhim alleging the film violated his rights in his personal story.

The report was filed by V Kulanjiyappan, who claims that one of the characters in the film was based on him. He claims that he was promised royalties and compensation for the use of his story in the film, but that those promises never materialized.

The report was filed under the nation’s Copyright Act and specifically targets the film’s director TJ Gnanavel and the production company, 2D Entertainment.

3: Mizkif Claims a Company Pretending to Be Him Copyright Struck Mizkif Clip YouTube Channels

Finally today, Blaine Polhamus at Dot Esports reports that Twitch streamer Mizkif is claiming that some unknown person or company is using his name to file copyright strikes against various YouTube channels that feature clips of his streams.

Mizkif is among the streamers that have held a permissive policy, allowing so-called “clip channels” to operate and even monetize his content. However, recently, several of those channels began to receive copyright strikes on YouTube and Mizkif wanted to make it clear that it was not him sending those notices.

According to Mizkif, the issue has been resolved, though he still says he harbors some guilt over the ordeal.

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