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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ lands Paramount in copyright infringement lawsuit

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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - MAY 24: Actor Tom Cruise attends the red carpet for the Japan Premiere of "Top Gun: Maverick" at Osanbashi Yokohama on May 24, 2022 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures) LOS ANGELES - As "Top Gun: Maverick" continues to soar high at the box office, the new film is at the center of a legal battle with Paramount Pictures and the heirs of the author behind the "Top Gun" franchise.Plaintiffs Shosh and Yuval Yonay sued the studio in U.S.

District Court Central District of California in Los Angeles on Monday, claiming copyright infringement.According to court documents obtained by FOX Television Stations, the pair referenced their familial connection to writer Ehud Yonay.

Shosh is the widow and Yuval is the son.In the lawsuit, the family claims the Top Gun franchise is based on Ehud’s 1983 story entitled, "Top Guns." Before the first Top Gun movie was released in 1986, court documents stated Paramount secured the rights to the film from Ehud and gave him credit.RELATED: Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con with 'Top Gun' sequel trailerShosh and Yuval said in 2018, they sent a letter to Paramount saying they recovered the copyright and it would be handed back to them by January 2020.

Thus, the pair believes they own the copyright to "Top Gun: Maverick," which was released in May 2022."Paramount consciously failed to secure a new license of film and ancillary rights in the copyrighted Story following the Yonays’ recovery of their U.S.

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