HBO Documentary Copyright Infringement Claims Dropped
A pair of courtroom sketch artists dropped their copyright infringement claims against HBO and two documentary film companies, said a notice (in Pacer) of voluntary dismissal filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Terms of any settlement weren't made…
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public. The mother-daughter team, Shirley and Andrea Shepard, sued HBO, Broad Street Review and Covert Productions in June for the documentary The Newburgh Sting, which allegedly incorporated four of the Shepards' sketches without license or permission. HBO bought the film -- which dealt with the arrest, trial and 2010 conviction of four terror suspects in Newburgh, New York, -- and began airing it in 2014, said the suit (in Pacer).