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M. Night Shyamalan cleared in $81 million lawsuit alleging 'Servant' used stolen premise

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Director M. Night Shyamalan has been cleared by a federal jury in a lawsuit that alleged his Apple TV series 'Servant,' filmed in Philadelphia, stole plot elements from the 2013 independent film 'The Truth About Emanuel.' Shyamalan, Apple and others had been sued by filmmaker Francesca Gregorini, who sought $81 million in damages.

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M. Night Shyamalan cleared in $81 million lawsuit alleging 'Servant' used stolen premise

Director M. Night Shyamalan has been cleared by a federal jury in a lawsuit that alleged his Apple TV series 'Servant,' filmed in Philadelphia, stole plot elements from the 2013 independent film 'The Truth About Emanuel.' Shyamalan, Apple and others had been sued by filmmaker Francesca Gregorini, who sought $81 million in damages.

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M Night Shyamalan cleared of copyright infringement in $81m trial over Apple series

The ‘Sixth Sense’ director testified that the situation was ‘clearly, 100%, a misunderstanding’

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Apple TV+ Prevails In Lawsuit Over Allegations Of 'Stolen' Thriller

Last week, Apple TV+ faced a trial over allegations that one of its series was copied from another creative work. After several days of testimony, the jury reached a unanimous conclusion. Servant was at the heart of a protracted legal dispute involving Apple TV+ Servant, one of Apple TV+’s inaugural shows, has been embroiled in a legal controversy for several years now. This four-season series tells the story of a couple in Philadelphia grapplin…

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Apple, M. Night Shyamalan win copyright trial over Apple TV+ series 'Servant'

Apple and director M. Night Shyamalan successfully persuaded a California federal jury on Friday to dismiss allegations that the Apple TV+ series “Servant,” produced by Shyamalan, copied another filmmaker’s movie. According to the verdict sheet released on Monday, the jury concluded that the creators of “Servant” could not have unlawfully copied Francesca Gregorini’s “The Truth About Emanuel” because they did not have access to it prior to devel…

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Apple, M. Night Shyamalan win copyright trial over Apple TV+ series ‘Servant’

Apple and director M. Night Shyamalan successfully persuaded a California federal jury on Friday to dismiss allegations that the Apple TV+ series "Servant," produced by Shyamalan, copied another filmmaker's movie. According to the verdict sheet released on Monday, the jury concluded that the creators of "Servant" could not have unlawfully copied Francesca Gregorini's "The Truth About Emanuel" because they did not have access to it prior to devel…

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Apple, M. Night Shyamalan win copyright trial over ‘Servant’ TV show – Reuters – OPUS IP

Apple, M. Night Shyamalan win copyright trial over ‘Servant’ TV show  Reuters

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, January 27, 2025.
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