News Summary

• The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today upheld a verdict from early last year that cleared Apple of allegations that one of its hit thriller series was copied from an independent film.
• When Apple announced its streaming platform, then known as Apple TV+, one of the many original productions it had in the works was M.
• Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller Servant.
• Shortly after Servant premiered, Italian-born director Francesca Gregorini sued Apple and Shyamala, alleging that the show stole the plot from her 2013 film “ The Truth About Emanuel.” She sought as much as $81 million in damages.