Judge Rejects Dismissal of Paramount’s ‘Top Gun’ Copyright Lawsuit

As per the latest development in the ‘Top Gun’ copyright lawsuit, Paramount’s motion to dismiss the case has been denied by the court and the case will continue to be heard in front of the judge.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson found that there are enough similarities between the film and the 1983 magazine article upon which the original ‘Top Gun’ was based, which allowed the author’s heirs to pursue the copyright violation lawsuit.

“Defendant’s primary argument in its Motion to Dismiss is that Plaintiffs have not sufficiently pled in their [complaint] that the Article and the Sequel are ‘substantially similar,'” reads the order. “The Court disagrees.”

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