Two fight films allegedly had a lot in common. Did one fight film appropriate scenes from another?
Read Full Complaint here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/custom/Documents/ESQ/SpikeTV.pdf
Chris Tavlarides, the producer of a TV documentary entitled The Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini has filed an unusual lawsuit against Spike Cable Networks over its film, I Am Bruce Lee.
According to a complaint filed this week in California federal court, he made a deal in 2010 with Network Entertainment Inc. to film a documentary based on a book by Mark Kriegel about the career of a boxing legend. The following summer, after the conclusion of principal photography, nearly all of the film's production personnel was pulled off of The Good Son and moved over to another Network production, I Am Bruce Lee.
He says he never granted permission and believes that Network "diverted" funds from his film to help complete I Am Bruce Lee for Spike.
Tavlarides, represented by attorney David Berke, is suing for copyright infringement and asking that Spike be enjoined from re-broadcasting I Am Bruce Lee and hand over all gains, profits and advantages from its acts of alleged infringement.
Read More: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/documentary-producer-claims-spike-tv-405895
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