A federal judge in Missouri on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that claimed The Walt Disney Company stole the idea behind its "Santa Paws' movies, two DVD releases about Santa Claus' furry, canine helper. Children's book writers Ray Harter, Richard Kearney and Ed Corno sued Disney for copyright infringement last December. They claimed the movies "Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws" and "The Search for Santa Paws" were hijacked copies of their short story and script, "Santa Paws: The Story of Santa's Dog" -- according to a complaint filed to the federal...
- 9/21/2012
- by Danielle Paquette
- The Wrap
A federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit that claimed Disney stole the idea behind its direct-to-dvd movies about a dog who helps Santa Claus save Christmas. Ray Harter, Richard Kearney and Ed Corno sued in December in U.S. District Court in Missouri alleging that the Disney movies Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws and The Search for Santa Paws are unauthorized copies of their short story and script, Santa Paws: The Story of Santa's Dog. The plaintiffs claimed they conceived of their Santa Paws in 1991. Read the Full Ruling Here In their story, Santa Claus
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- 9/21/2012
- by Matthew Belloni
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Three men are accusing Disney of stealing their heartwarming story about a dog who helps Santa Claus save Christmas. The plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in Missouri federal court that alleges that two of Disney's direct to home video movies, Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws and The Search for Santa Paws, are unauthorized copies of their copyrighted script entitled, Santa Paws: The Story of Santa's Dog. The plaintiffs in this case are Ray Harter, Richard Kearney and Ed Corno, who say they conceived of their Santa Paws in 1991. In their script, Santa Claus gets a gift dog, who
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- 12/23/2011
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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