Copyright Curmudgeon Harlan Ellison Sues To Prevent Discharge Of New Regencys Over Time

If director Andrew Niccol and New Regency’s Justin Timberlakethriller Over Time is dependant on a pilfered idea,asis stated inside a copyright suitfiled yesterday in L.A. federal court, they might have selected on thewrong guy. In the wrong time. The suit was introduced by sci-fi author Harlan Ellison, who states the movie is simply too near to his 1965 novel “Repent, Harlequin! Stated the Ticktockman” and wantsits scheduled March. 28 release blocked. A copyright curmudgeon, Ellison includes a history of filing high-profile copyright cases. Hereceived an acknowledgment credit after he prosecuted within the Terminator, declaring it took it's origin from two Outer Limits episodes her authored.And based on the suit, after many years of waiting,Ellison recentlyhad a 3rd party write an adaptationof it and was planning to approach thestudios by using it. Ellison’s suit alleges plot and character parallels, and heapparently isn’t the only person who sees commonalities. The writer notes in the suit that critic Richard Roeper in the Fall Movie Preview, states the film “is with different short story through the great Harlan Ellison.” Additionally to obstructing the film’s release, Ellison is seeking award for damages.