Given how powerful of a force HBO is, fighting the media giant will certainly be an uphill battle.
, who appeared as a contestant on the reality show. Piuggi had recommended the actor to producers to be cast inThe suit primarily points to Lowell Freedman and Jesse Guma, co-founders of Grand Street Media, for sharing his ideas with HBO. Piuggi alleges that the two have “indirect but clear relationships” with HBO’s parent company, WarnerMedia.
In a statement, Piuggi and his attorneys claim that HBO has “developed a clever system that allows them to steal show concepts through the use of independent contractors with 1099 status” so the media giant can deny culpability. “This is how they get away with stealing people’s concepts,” Piuggi said in the statement. “It’s genius. 1099s allow the studios to blame the independent contractors for any theft of services or creative work, while remaining legally insulated. Then, the production companies spring up under new names. It’s been like this forever, but I have proof the whole system is a sham.”
Piuggi is far from the first writer to accuse a big network of copyright infringement: Last year, ABC and comedian Quinta Brunson were
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