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Intellectual Property

Sep. 11, 2015

Artist sues Netflix in rare copyright claim

In what attorneys said could be the first litigation of its kind in decades, a handwritten lawsuit from a pro per artist takes Netflix Inc. to court over copyright infringement claims.


By Ashley Cullins


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In what attorneys said could be the first litigation of its kind in decades, a handwritten
copyright infringement lawsuit from a pro per artist alleges that Netflix Inc. used
his artwork without permission in an episode of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," a Netflix
original TV series. The painting in question, as shown in a screenshot at...

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