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20 December 2021CopyrightAlex Baldwin

Disney can’t throw ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ suit

A California judge has denied Disney summary judgment in a copyright infringement case brought by former employees claiming that the media giant stole their “Pirates of the Caribbean” script.

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