The heirs of the author of a magazine article that served as the basis for TopGun have sued Paramount Pictures, claiming the studio went ahead with 'Top Gun: Maverick' despite knowingly no longer owning the copyright.
Nevertheless, the suit states, “Paramount deliberately ignored this, thumbing its nose at the statute. This case arises out of Paramount’s consciousness failure to re-acquire the requisite film and ancillary rights to the Yonays’ copyrighted Story prior to the completion and release of their derivative 2022 sequel.”In response to the lawsuit, Paramount issued the statement, “These claims are without merit, and we will defend ourselves vigorously.
The Yonays are being represented by copyright lawyer Marc Toberoff and former federal judge Alex Kozinski. is “derived from Ehud Yonay’s story” considering the original film’s screenwriters — Jim Cash and Jack Epps, Jr. — received a writing credit on the sequel. They also claim that, like the original film, “reveals key elements that are substantially similar” to those in Yonay’s original magazine article.
The lawsuit additionally claims that Paramount “was placed on clear notice of these issues” when the Yonays served the studio with their copyright termination notice in 2018, and again in May 2022 when they sent a cease-and-desist letter regarding the movie. Per the suit, Paramount argued the sequel was “sufficiently completed” by Jan. 24, 2020 , a claim the Yonays clearly dispute.
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