A&E settles lawsuit against Reelz over alleged 'Live PD' ripoff
Adds Amazon and Big Fish attribution to A&E statement in paragraph 3
By Blake Brittain
Nov 22 (Reuters) -Television network A&E and competitor Reelz have settled a lawsuit that claimed Reelz's reality police show "On Patrol: Live" unlawfully copied A&E's former hit show "Live PD," according to a filing in New York federal court.
A&E told the court on Thursday that the networks had "reached a resolution" of their dispute and planned to dismiss the case.
A&E, "On Patrol: Live" producer Big Fish Entertainment and AmazonAMZN.O said in a joint statement on Friday that the case was settled in connection with an agreement to expand A&E's commercial relationship with Amazon. Spokespeople and an attorney for Reelz did not immediately respond to a request for comment and more information on Friday.
"Live PD" was one of A&E's highest-rated shows between 2016 and 2020. The network canceled the show that year in the wake of protests against police brutality and media reports that the show destroyed footage of the 2019 death of Javier Ambler in police custody.
A&E sued Reelz and former"Live PD" producer Big Fish in 2022 for copyright and trademark infringement over their "virtually identical" show "On Patrol: Live," which uses the same format and hosts as A&E's show. The lawsuit said that Reelz and Big Fish advertised that they were "bringing back" A&E's show, which they had originally planned to call "PD Live."
Reelz and Big Fish told the court last month that Big Fish had a license from A&E to broadcast its show on another network.
The case is A&E Television Networks LLC v. Big Fish Entertainment LLC, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 1:22-cv-07411.
For A&E: David Yohai and Benjamin Marks of Weil Gotshal & Manges
For Reelz and Big Fish: Orin Snyder, Jay Srinivasan, Ilissa Samplin and Michael Dore of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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