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Entertainment & Sports

Feb. 21, 2017

'Timeless' lawsuit moves past motion to dismiss

A judge rejected Sony's claims that the plaintiff's claims were limited to the show's pilot episode.

By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Arguments made by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. rejecting the apparent similarities between two time travel-themed television series were too narrow to justify dismissing an infringement lawsuit, a federal judge ruled last week.

Plaintiffs Onza Partners SL holds the copyright to "El Ministerio del Tiempo," a 2015 Spanish series about a trio of government secret agen...

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