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Netflix and Adam McKay Win Dismissal of ‘Don’t Look Up’ Copyright Suit

Netflix and Adam McKay Win Dismissal of ‘Don’t Look Up’ Copyright Suit

Netflix and Adam McKay are two-for-two in defeating copyright lawsuits from self-published authors over the 2021 film “Don’t Look Up.” Judge Gregory Presnell dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday from Darren Hunter, of Harleysville, Pa., who claimed that the film was based on his novel, “The Million Day Forecast.” The judge ruled that the novel is “an entirely different work” from the …

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