Author Sues Netflix for Copyright Infringement Over Outer Banks Show

Netflix is being sued over Outer Banks, it has been reported. According to documents obtained by TMZ, an author is claiming Netflix has copied ideas from one of his novels, and has filed a copyright lawsuit.

Jeff Wilson has claimed Netflix stole the characters and plot of his novel, Queen Anne’s Revenge, which was published in 2013. The documents state the novel follows four young friends on a treasure hunt from a famous shipwreck near the outer banks of North Carolina – which is very similar to the story in Outer Banks. 

He claims Outer Banks creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate and Shannon Burke have previously said they took inspiration from books for their series on Netflix, and the character arcs are nearly identical to those in his book.

Read the source article at thetab.com