The Cosby Show producer sues BBC for using too many clips in a Bill Cosby documentary

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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr...by-doc-1055167

The Carsey-Werner Company accused the BBC of using too much copyrighted material in Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon, which was first broadcast last June. According to the lawsuit, The Cosby Show footage used in the documentary amounted to 234 seconds, or 6.5% of the total running time.

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Originally Posted by TMC

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr...by-doc-1055167

The Carsey-Werner Company accused the BBC of using too much copyrighted material in Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon, which was first broadcast last June. According to the lawsuit, The Cosby Show footage used in the documentary amounted to 234 seconds, or 6.5% of the total running time.

And to think that Bill Cosby's CBS sitcom, Cosby, was based off of the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave.

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BBC prevails after it was sued over copyright for showing Cosby Show clips
The BBC was accused by Carsey-Werner of using too many Cosby Show clips in its documentary Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon. But a California judge dismissed the case because the documentary was only shown in Britain.