A very interesting and lengthy decision (27 pages) from Judge Patel (US District Court Northern District of California) where two screenwriters were suing Sony (after failure to settle) alleging infringement of their treatments and screenplays in the popular PS2 videogame ‘God of War’. This very detailed decision is an excellent pretext to revisit the fundamentals of copyright infringement (access, substantial copying) as well as the line between ideas and expression.

PLAINTIFFS’ WORKS:
With certain variations, each of plaintiffs’ works tells a similar story. The works open with a Spartan attack on Athens led by the Spartan co-king and/or general Gaylon [...]

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