In the suit, Keane seeks a temporary restraining order against the program and its assets, and asks that it stop airing immediately.
Next week is the final week of competition in the second season of "American Idol," which is now down to two contestants, Clay Aiken, 24, of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Ruben Studdard, 25, of Birmingham, Alabama.
Also named in the suit are two production companies involved in the show, 19TV and Freemantle Media; the show's creator, Simon Fuller; and Simon Cowell, the prickly judge whose record label gives a recording contract to the winner.
Keane's suit alleges that he came up with the idea for a show called "American Idol" in 1994 when he lived in Marshalltown, Iowa.
American Idol ripoff
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American Idol ripoff
Was American Idol an American ripoff?
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HemlockGrey
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Bullshit alert! Bullshit alert!
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It was. Pop Idol. Which was in turn based on Popstars, which has also spawned Popstars: The Rivals and Fame academyneoolong wrote:I thought it was based on a British show.
I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry.
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Fortunately, unless this guy has documentation including filed copyright papers, this is going to go nowhere.Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:If I had a nickel for every time someone tried to cash in on a franchise by saying their idea was stolen...
Remember that woman who said the Harry Potter books ripped off of her "Larry Potter" book? I don't see how this is any different.
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Now how come it took him this damn long to file a suit? Though this could be for real.
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Not half as sorry as we are for having to listen to it.innerbrat wrote:It was. Pop Idol. Which was in turn based on Popstars, which has also spawned Popstars: The Rivals and Fame academyneoolong wrote:I thought it was based on a British show.
I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry.
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Only the Crown Jewels will appease us.I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry.
Especially that big golden punch tub I saw in London. I could take a bath in that thing.
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Doesn't anyone remember "Star Search"? This is the most unoriginal idea in history, and I can't believe this idiot has the audacity to sue over it. I don't think the idea should even be copyrightable at all, it's so damned uncreative.
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