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Subject: Italian writer has filed suit against ACCoBB

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Gina

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Date Posted: 11:22:59 02/02/09 Mon

An Italian writer has filed suit against the makers of Oscar-nominated movie The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - accusing film bosses of stealing her idea. The Brad Pitt-starring film, which has garnered 13 nods at the upcoming Academy Awards, tells the story of a man who ages backwards and is said to have been inspired by a 1921 short story by legendary author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

But now Adriana Pichini, an office worker from Rome, Italy, has launched legal action against the studios behind the picture, claiming it is in fact based on a story she wrote 15 years ago, titled Il ritorno di Arthur all'innocenza.

Pichini's work was registered with the Italian copyright authorities in 1994 and sent to publishers in the U.S., but never hit the shelves.

The case has been opened by the Rome Tribunal Court, which means a judge will watch the movie and read the story. An investigation will be launched if the judge determines there are enough similarities to warrant a full court-approved enquiry.

Pichini has named the film's producers as well as Hollywood studios Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures in the suit.

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This happens often in the movie industry. I wonder what the percentage is of cases that have been won by the author filing suit? Seems the movie studio's would fight this considering how many claims different people make against them reguarding the movies they create. The similares would have to exact to win a case like this. Wasn't the book this movie was created from written well over 15 years ago? What's to say the author filing suit in the case didn't copy that book?

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Italian writer has filed suit against TCCoBB	Terry	09:42:09 02/03/09 Tue
Re: Italian writer has filed suit against TCCoBB -- Gina, 16:08:44 02/08/09 Sun