Speaking of \'Underworld\' ....

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Sony Pictures sued by White Wolf Inc for their newest film \'Underworld\' a movie where vampires go against werewolves.

http://www.white-wolf.com/News/underworldrelease.html

WHITE WOLF, INC. and author              NANCY A. COLLINS sue SONY PICTURES, SCREEN GEMS and LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT              for "Underworld" copyright infringement

         

Atlanta, GA, 5 September 2003—White              Wolf, Inc. and Nancy A. Collins yesterday filed suit in              US District court in Atlanta, Georgia against defendants Sony Pictures,              Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment, alleging 17              counts of copyright infringement for the film Underworld, set              for release on September 19. White Wolf alleges that Underworld characters,              theme and setting are based on White Wolf’s award winning games              Vampire: The Masquerade® and Werewolf: The Apocalypse™,              both set in White Wolf’s fictional World of Darkness®.              _Further, Collins alleges that Underworld’s script is based              on her 1994 story Love of Monsters, published by White              Wolf and also set in the World of Darkness.

         

 Plaintiffs claim over 60 points              of unique similarity between Underworld and their work. _"Ours              is a huge fictional world, supported by over 200 volumes of fictional              material," asserts Mike Tinney, White Wolf’s President.              "It’s infuriating to see Underworld’s script riddled              with our property." Plaintiffs also claim that Underworld’s              entire plot is based on Collins’ short story Love of Monsters.              "Apparently they are marketing this as a remake of Romeo and              Juliet," comments Collins. "What I think they really              mean is that it’s an on-screen adaptation of my story."              _

         

 White Wolf and Collins are seeking              immediate injunctive relief and damages. "The volume of confusion              in our marketplace is amazing," observes Tinney, "our fans              think they’re going to be seeing our film. Of course, if the              movie gets released, in a way they will be."

         

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