Gizmodo EIC Dan Ackerman sues Apple, the Tetris Company, and others, claiming they adapted his book about Tetris into a feature film without his permission
Dan Ackerman, editor in chief of the tech-news website Gizmodo, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Monday accusing Apple …
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Discussion
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Matthew S. Smith
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On the face of it, this seems a hard case for Ackerman to make. — It's not possible to copyright a series of factual events or vague themes that bind together how they occur. — But man, Ackerman's got some bitter complaints in here that if true, are really shitty. …
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Dan Ackerman
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[Tweet from February 16, 2023] Since I've gotten a few queries today: No, the new Apple TV Tetris movie is *not* based on my book, The Tetris Effect. It's more of an “official” version of history. ;) But looking forward to seeing it! (And if you want to read the down & dirty real…