In August, we posted about the federal lawsuit filed by three street artists against film director (and Monty Python actor) Terry Gilliam for allegedly plagiarizing their mural in his latest movie, The Zero Theorem. Read post here.
On September 22, plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction asking the court to bar defendants, including Gilliam, from further distributing images of the mural used in the film pending a trial on the merits of their infringement claim.
According to plaintiffs, images of the mural shown in Gilliam's film have been used to promote the film and are featured prominently in the film's official trailer. If granted, the preliminary injunction could prohibit defendants from using images of the mural in their promotion of the film, and/or delay or halt release of the film until the case goes to trial.
The court is scheduled to hear plaintiff's motion on October 1.
Below are images from the plaintiff's mural ("Copyrighted Work") and the mural used in Gilliam's film ("Infringing Work").
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