U.S. Judge Dismisses Copyright Lawsuit After Plaintiff’s Perjury Revealed

In a significant ruling concerning the misuse of copyright laws, U.S. District Judge Georgia N. Alexakis has dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit with prejudice following revelations of perjury by the plaintiff’s owner. The litigation, initiated by Say It Visually Inc., which operates as Fast Forward Stories, accused Real Estate Education Co., Migdal Law, and Allan T. Midgal of unauthorized use of copyrighted real-estate explainer videos. However, during proceedings, the plaintiff’s owner, Matthew Dunn, admitted to lying under oath about authorship, as his claimed original texts were shown to be copied nearly verbatim from established sources such as Coldwell Banker and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Judge Alexakis, in her March 27 opinion, emphasized the necessity of honesty in legal disputes, stating, “The court has no reason to believe that, if given the chance to sue again, plaintiff would be honest about the scripts’ origins. Nor should defendants be burdened by a second round of litigation.” For further details, the original legal news coverage is available here.