Rakoff Asks If Man Seeking 'Top Gun' Credit Had Copyright
By Elliot Weld ( December 19, 2025, 7:25 PM EST) -- U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff on Friday asked an attorney for a man who claims that he wasn't credited for writing significant portions of the 2022 film "Top Gun: Maverick" why he shouldn't think the man knew he'd be infringing Paramount's copyrights given that he didn't have a contract to work on the movie....
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