Colorado writers claim Disney stole ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ screenplay
Screenwriters who claim they presented a screenplay to The Walt Disney Company called “Pirates of the Caribbean” in 1999 are suing Disney Enterprises in U.S. District Court in Denver claiming copyright infringement.
The federal case was filed Tuesday on behalf of screenwriters Arthur Lee Alfred II and Ezequiel Martinez and producer Tova Laiter by Colorado Springs attorneys Elizabeth Thomas, Ryan Gillman and Gregory Maceau.
The plaintiffs, who live in Colorado, are seeking jury awards for copyright infringement including punitive damages and injunctive relief to restrain Disney and its numerous affiliates from further infringement, the lawsuit says.
Disney has not responded to an email seeking comment on the lawsuit.
Read full story at The Denver Post.
In this image released by Disney, Geoffrey Rush portrays Barbossa, left, and Johnny Depp portrays Captain Jack Sparrow in a scene from “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.” (Peter Mountain/Disney via AP)
