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Did Yellowstone copy another television series, or are the similarities simply part of the modern Western genre? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey<\/a> and Richard D. Buckley<\/a>, Jr. break down Lauren Salkin’s copyright lawsuit against Taylor Sheridan and others over alleged similarities between Sovereign Nation and Yellowstone. <\/p>\n

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– The alleged similarities between Sovereign Nation and Yellowstone, from tribal sovereignty and land development to characters and key scenes
– How the Ninth Circuit’s extrinsic test filters out ideas, facts, stock characters, and scènes à faire when evaluating copyright infringement
– Whether the specific selection, arrangement, and sequencing of otherwise unprotectable elements could be enough to support Salkin’s claim <\/p>\n

Tune in for a clear look at where television similarities stop and protectable copyright expression begins. <\/p>\n

Watch this episode on our YouTube<\/a><\/strong> or listen to the podcast<\/a><\/strong> here.<\/p>\n

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