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tardigrade_lawsuit_trouble [2018/09/02 11:18] – [Media Reaction] Carlos Pedraza | tardigrade_lawsuit_trouble [2018/11/21 14:44] – [Defendants' Delayed Answer] added link; format fix Carlos Pedraza | ||
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====== Tardigrades Copyright Lawsuit Gets off to Rocky Start ====== | ====== Tardigrades Copyright Lawsuit Gets off to Rocky Start ====== | ||
- | //**Attorney Errors Delay Court Summons | + | //**Federal Judge Grants November 6 Extension |
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- | Ten days after his [[tardigrade_lawsuit|copyright | + | CBS and Netflix got a November 6, 2018, extension to reply to a [[tardigrade_lawsuit|copyright |
- | Meanwhile, news of the lawsuit — even without | + | ===== Defendants' |
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+ | On October 1, U.S. District [[Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald]] granted | ||
+ | Southern District of New York, civil docket for case # 1: | ||
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+ | No reason for the request was given in the court filing, other than mentioning, "This is the first request for an extension of Defendants' | ||
+ | Southern District of New York, civil docket for case # 1: | ||
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- | **//See also://** [[tardigrade_lawsuit|Indie Gamemaker Sues ' | + | <fs smaller>**//Main story: [[tardigrade_lawsuit|Indie Gamemaker Sues ' |
+ | **//See also: [[tardigrade_october|Tardigrades Developer Raises Stakes in ' | ||
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- | ===== Deficient Pleading | + | Earlier, Abdin' |
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+ | In the meantime, news of the lawsuit — even without CBS and Netflix being able to respond — had already become a lightning rod for some fans of traditional Star Trek who have rejected the newest show, //Star Trek: Discovery//, | ||
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+ | ==== Served ==== | ||
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+ | CBS was finally served its summons and copy of the legal complaint on September 11, 23 days after the lawsuit was filed. Netflix was served the following day. CBS' answer to the complaint was due October 2, and Netflix' | ||
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+ | ==== Deficient Pleading ==== | ||
- | The suit was filed August 19 in the federal district court of Southern New York. The case docket for Abdin v. CBS Broadcasting, | + | The suit was filed August 19 in the federal district court of Southern New York. The case docket for Abdin v. CBS Broadcasting, |
- | The court docket also noted the case had been assigned to federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald. | + | The court docket also noted the case had been assigned to federal Judge Buchwald]]. |
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===== Plaintiff' | ===== Plaintiff' | ||
- | Not much is known about Abdin' | + | Not much is known about Abdin' |
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==== Allan Chan ==== | ==== Allan Chan ==== | ||
- | Meanwhile, [[http:// | + | Meanwhile, [[http:// |
On his website, Chan touted his expertise in copyright law: | On his website, Chan touted his expertise in copyright law: | ||
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===== Lawsuit Origin ===== | ===== Lawsuit Origin ===== | ||