Amazon Studios and original 'Road House' scribe R. Lance Hill are coming to blows after the latter sued the studio for copyright infringement, also making claims of misuse of AI, with regards to its upcoming remake.
"The lawsuit filed by R. Lance Hill regarding Road House today is completely without merit and numerous allegations are categorically false," the company said in a statement.Lauren Huff is a writer at Entertainment Weekly with over a decade of experience covering all facets of the entertainment industry.
On Tuesday, Hill, who also goes by the name David Lee Henry, sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its parent company, Amazon Studios, claiming copyright infringement and seeking declaratory relief, according to a complaint obtained by EW.as Dalton, a bouncer with a Ph.D. in philosophy and a karate black belt who is hired to clean up a bad bar in a small Missouri town. The.
Instead, the complaint claims, MGM, Amazon and United “steamrolled ahead with the production of a remake of the 1989 film, derived from Hill’s Screenplay." "Defendants’ unauthorized 2024 Remake was not completed until late January 9, 2024, well after the effective date of Hill’s statutory termination.
Hill's complaint also alleges misuse of AI by the studio.
Hill's attorney, Marc Toberoff, added, "The asset base of all major entertainment studios is content, without it they have nothing. It is time they respect the fundamental rights and artistry of creators on whose sweat and toil their empires are based.
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