Nine warns of ‘dire’ consequences if Seven wins court battle to take The Hotplate off-air
The Nine Network has claimed it faces “dire” consequences should a judge grant rivals Seven an injunction to stop it broadcasting reality cooking show The Hotplate.
This afternoon Justice John Nicolas reserved his judgement in Seven Network’s suit against Nine, in which it claims The Hotplate is a direct copy of its smash show My Kitchen Rule, declining to grant an injunction against either tonight or tomorrow night’s shows until he had been allowed to watch episodes of both MKR and The Hotplate.
Earlier Seven had claimed Endemol, which produces The Hotplate for Nine and is the international distributor for My Kitchen Rules, had accessed the production “bible” for the Seven show.
Nine’s lawyer Bruce McClintock SC sought to counter those claims telling the court Endemol’s CEO Janeen Faithfull had accessed the text only to check if there was a conflict of interest.
This reminds me of the seminal arthouse film, Coming To America. The particular scene is where Mr McDowell is explaining to Semi and Akeem how his burger, the Big Mic, differs to the McDonald’s burger, the Bic Mac.
What, you’ve never seen it? Shame on you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29wNCH4RBrk
I didn’t think you could copyright an idea. It’s only if they use actual words from the other show or script. At least that’s how hollywood works.
“Seven’s lawyer argued that each episode of The Hotplate that goes to air diminishes the value of MKR”
Every episode of MKR that goes to air diminishes the thought that the audience cares if it is original or not . It ia up to the Editor to make it good TV.
Same as “Restaurant Revolution” is supposed to be a new idea ? ahhhh can anyone say ” My Restaurant Rules ” revamped.
At least MasterChef Australia admits it is based on the UK original but format changed .
Not to worry.. Dr Harry Craziest House Calls sure to be a winner for Seven tonight at 730pm
“This afternoon Justice John Nicolas reserved his judgement…”
So the court case is over already?
Hi The Magus,
This is the interlocutory hearing to determine if there is an injunction. If Seven are successful the case will be taken to trial with The Hotplate taken off air in the interim.
Cheers
Nic – Mumbrella
I’m just waiting for one of them to commission Monkey Tennis
http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthe......daLPZPZm8
7 and 9 are like two 48 year old men with little penises , having had half a dozen coronas and pretending they might actually hit the other. But given they punch like 5 year old girls, they continue to resort to bluster and bravado
incredible that channel 7 is accusing another channel of copying/ ripping of their idea….the irony!!
Surely imitation is still the highest form of flattery. The entire industry is so full of flattery.