An appeals court ruled Wednesday that 'The Pitt' and 'ER' share enough in common to allow a lawsuit from Michael Crichton's widow to proceed.

In a unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel denied an appeal from Warner Bros. Television, which has argued that the two shows are unrelated.

“There are clear and numerous similarities between ‘The Pitt’ and ‘ER,” the court ruled, citing the emergency room setting, the fast pace, the medical jargon, the graphic depictions of injuries, and a young, incompetent doctor fresh from medical school. “We find the details here suffice for a prima facie case.”

    • velma@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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      3 days ago

      I appreciate you taking the personal attack out of your comment. I’m not trying to piss you off, I was really just discussing the case. I find it interesting and I do agree with a lot of what you’re saying.

        • velma@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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          3 days ago

          How is Tolkien’s work not in the public domain to enrich our culture? How does Amazon, which didn’t even exist when Tolkien was alive, own the rights to his legacy? We live in a clown world.

          Is this whataboutism?! /s

          You’re right that the copyright laws in this country are not the greatest. I agree with you. I’m intrigued to see how this case plays out.