'Top Gun: Maverick' copyright claim rejected by appeals court
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Key Points:
- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 2022 film "Top Gun: Maverick" did not infringe on the 1983 magazine article "Top Guns" by Ehud Yonay, which inspired the original 1986 "Top Gun" film.
- Yonay's heirs terminated the license for the article in 2020 and sought profits from "Maverick," which grossed $1.5 billion worldwide, but the court found no substantial similarity between the film and the article.
- The court noted that "Maverick" included significant new plot elements not present in the article, such as a romantic subplot and the protagonist's return to train younger pilots.
- The ruling
