{
  "id": 16139357,
  "title": "Appeals court upholds Apple TV's 'Servant' plagiarism lawsuit win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/appeals-court-upholds-apple-tvs-servant-plagiarism-lawsuit-win",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T01:06:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/23/appeals-court-upholds-apple-tvs-servant-plagiarism-lawsuit-win"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "There's no twist ending for M. Nigh Shyamalan's day in court, as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has maintained the ruling that Apple TV 's \"Servant\" series did not copy a film titled \"The Truth About Emanuel.\" 'Servant' is a dramatic thriller series on Apple TV A lawsuit brought on by filmmaker Francesca Gregorini in January 2020 accused the creators of Servant of plagiarizing her film. The…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GamesIndustry",
        "title": "Fortnite returns to iOS in Australia after court rules Apple violated competition law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/fortnite-returns-to-ios-in-australia-after-court-rules-apple-violated",
        "published": "2026-10-22T08:08:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}