22 December 2023CopyrightSarah Speight

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast remake ripped off ‘unique’ software, jury finds

Award of $600m is a fraction of the $38.7m claimed originally | California jury says film studio’s 2017 adaptation of the fairy tale infringed the copyright of a small VFX company | Disney found “vicariously” liable.

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