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11 November 2019CopyrightRory O'Neill

Judge dismisses ‘Narcos’ copyright suit against Netflix

A US federal court on Friday, November 8 dismissed a Colombian journalist’s copyright suit against the makers of the show “Narcos”, ruling that a “sex scene involving a gun is not protectable”.

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