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17 November 2017Copyright

Disney sued by screenwriters over ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ script

The Walt Disney Company has been sued for copyright infringement by two screenwriters who claimed the company used a script they submitted for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films without permission.

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