re: Joss Whedon, Lionsgate Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over 'The Cabin in the Woods'

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He's the plaintiff. He doesn't need any money to sue.

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You do to litigate. He's gonna get buried in motions in a few weeks, and needs a war chest to fight it.

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Used to be that you avoided getting your story idea stolen by publishing a book instead of floating a screenplay around town. I guess those days are over too.

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This is a guy claiming his work was stolen because he sold his book in Beverly Hills and Whedon lives there. That is a laughably poor causation argument. It won't survive summary judgment.

Also, the who point of Cabin in the Woods is that it puts stereotypical characters in stereotypical situations (until the third act). His complaint shows all of the similarities are in the first act. So he's essentially argued his work is a stereotypical horror story that Whedon was making fun of. (Though Whedon has been accused of thievery before, more convincingly in regards to Firefly)

I mean.... good luck.