Paramount Facing Lawsuit Over ‘Top Gun’ Copyright Claim

The widow and son of the man who wrote the 1983 article that inspired the original “Top Gun” are suing Paramount Pictures over its sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick.” In a complaint filed in California federal court Monday, Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay claim that the rights to Ehud Yonay’s story reverted back to them on Jan. 24, 2020. The lawsuit contends that Paramount, which produced and distributed the sequel, did not reacquire those rights before releasing the film in May. Advertisement A spokesperson for Paramount Pictures said in a statement that the claims “are without merit, and we will defend… Read Full Article