Civil Litigation,
Entertainment & Sports
Jun. 20, 2019
Spoiler alert: Spoiling a TV show may lead to legal action
Earlier this month, James Holzhauer’s 32-game winning streak on “Jeopardy!” came to an end. Before his final episode aired, however, a clip of the final few minutes began surfacing online.
Maura Gierl
Associate
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Maura is in the Entertainment Litigation group at Manatt.
Robert A. Jacobs
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Email: rjacobs@manatt.com
Southwestern Univ SOL; Los Angeles CA
Robert is a leader of Entertainment Litigation at Manatt.
With warmer weather comes an influx of summer competition television programs — “The Bachelorette,” “Big Brother,” “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Married at First Sight,” and “Are You the One,” not to mention year-long staples like “Jeopardy!” and the recently concluded “Survivor” and “The Challenge.” But do we also have a summer full of spoilers ahead? While viewers of these shows often are drawn in by the shows’ inherent entertainment value alone, the secrecy surrounding...
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