Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss A+E Copyright Suit Against ‘Live PD’ Successor
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Sirens appear to be flashing around an attempt to revive one of the biggest law-enforcement reality series launched in recent years.
A New York judge has denied a motion to dismiss a copyright suit against the producers of a successor program to the once-popular series “Live PD,” ruling that A+E Networks, the show’s original distributor, may continue in its quest to seek claims of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition against the Reelz cable network’s show, “On Patrol: Live.” “A wise man once observed, ‘If you can’t imitate him, don’t copy him,”” wrote Katharine Polk Failla, a judge hearing the case in U.S.
District Court in the Southern District of New York. “The fine line between permissible imitation and wholesale duplication is at the heart of this lawsuit.” More to come…
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