In a recent development in a legal case revolving around the popular television series “Penny Dreadful”, a chill wind has swept through the claimant’s attempted narrative. A writer who filed a copyright infringement suit against Showtime, the production network behind “Penny Dreadful”, and the creators of the show, has had her case temporarily dismissed by a federal judge in California.
The unnamed author accused the detractors of exploiting her original characters, which were first introduced in posts shared on an online role-playing community forum known as “Murders & Roses: Victorian London Crimes & Scandals”. The details of these alleged borrowed characters or similarity between her subjects and those in the television series remain undisclosed at this point.
While there has not been a final verdict on this case yet, the interim dismissal does put the claims of the writer under suspicion. It suggests the possibility of significant plot holes in the writer’s allegations that need to be convincingly addressed in order for the case to move forward.
For more context and detail on the ongoing legal proceedings, the original article can be found here on the law360 website.