Intellectual Property
Jan. 28, 2025
Jury clears Apple, Shyamalan of $81M copyright claim for 'Servant'
Apple and M. Night Shyamalan were found not liable for $81M in copyright claims in a case involving "Servant." A jury ruled no infringement on Francesca Gregorini's "The Truth About Emanuel" after a seven-day trial.
Apple Inc. and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan were cleared of $81 million copyright claims after a jury in Riverside found they did not steal expressive elements from an independent filmmaker when they produced the first three episodes of "Servant."
Following a seven-day trial, the jury deliberated all of Friday and delivered the unanimous verdict to U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes later that evening.
The primary question jurors had to answer was whether Shy...
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