Friday the 13th Lawsuit Explained, The Copyright CaseThat Froze Jason for a Decade and What It Means Now
The Friday the 13th lawsuit is a copyright ownership dispute between the franchise’s original screenwriter, Victor Miller, and its original director and producer, Sean S. Cunningham. It started in 2016, ran through two federal courts over five years, and ended in December 2021 with Miller retaining the U.S. domestic rights to his screenplay. The case…
