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Posted By: Sebrioth
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Posted On: Oct 8th, 2008, 5:53 pm
Source: Variety.com
Category: General
Language: English
Subject: • ABC faces 'Wipeout' court case
ABC is being sued by a Japanese broadcaster for what it claims is copyright infringement on hit show "Wipeout."

Tokyo Broadcasting System said on Tuesday it had lodged a suit in Los Angeles District Court alleging "Wipeout" appropriated ideas from three of its programs, "Takeshi's Castle," "Sasuke" and "Kuniochi."

The "Takeshi's Castle" capture-the-castle gamer aired on TBS from 1986 to 1989 and both the show and format have sold widely around the world, with versions airing in nearly 20 countries.

"Sakuke," a three-hour obstacle race special that has appeared on TBS periodically since 1998, has also been popular with foreign buyers and now airs in edited versions in the U.S., U.K., New Zealand, Greece and Italy. "Kuniochi" is a spin-off of "Sasuke" for female competitors.

With ad income shrinking in Japan, local networks are increasingly looking abroad for revenue streams while, as the TBS case shows, more vigorously protecting copyrights.

ABC spokesperson Hope Hartman said the web would not comment on pending litigation.

Stuart Levine in Hollywood contributed to this story.
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Posted By On Wednesday, October 8th 2008 6:52 pm  
Wow Japan.. wow.
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Posted By On Thursday, October 9th 2008 6:45 am  
This is kind of ridiculous. Shows have always borrowed from other shows since TV was invented. I'm sure that they are not 100% innocent of creating a fresh, new series.
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