“Substantial similarity was lacking because the TV show used reported facts in combination with tone, dialogue, and themes that were different from the book. Scenes in the Netflix drama Narcos did not infringe the copyright of Virginia Vallejo, who wrote a memoir about her relationship with Pablo Escobar, because historical facts are not copyrightable, and the plot, setting, theme, mood, dialogue, and tone of the TV series were not substantially similar to those elements in the book, the Eleventh Circuit has ruled in an unpublished opinion. The appellate court affirmed a Florida federal district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Narcos producers …” (more)
[Robert B Barnett, Kluwer Copyright Blog, 19 November]
First posted 2020-11-20 13:18:31
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