Apple's 'Servant' Copyright Lawsuit Win Upheld on Appeal

Apple and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan have won an appeal in a copyright dispute over Apple TV series "Servant," with a federal appeals court upholding the jury verdict in their favor. The Ninth Circuit rejected filmmaker Francesca Gregorini's arguments that issues with the jury instructions and unaddressed questions from jurors warranted overturning the result.

The unanimous jury verdict, which ruled in favor of Apple, Shyamalan, and other defendants, was upheld as the court found the instructions adequate and the unanimous verdict could be accepted before addressing the jury's request for clarification. The lawsuit, initially dismissed in 2020, was revived on appeal in 2022 before proceeding to trial.

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