that was quick...

So, I was trying really hard not to blog about the lawsuit of copyright infringement over Tyler Perry's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" BUT I finally gave in because was extremely shocked how quickly the case ended up being splashed across the media from news to settlement. The lawsuit was filed in May 07 but it was not until the last two weeks or so that the media coved the lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by Donna West on the grounds of copyright infringement. She believed that "Perry lifted material her 'Fantasy of a Black Woman.' The play was performed three times in 1991 in Dallas and West contended Perry could have gained access to the script in 1998 when he presented his plays at the Dallas Black Academy of Arts and Letters.Perry, who testified during the trial, insisted that his screenplay is an original work. His work on the film gained him several awards and nominations." West was asking for damages and profits. It was found that Perry did not infringe on copyright. It seems as though there is an overwhelming cases of copyright infringements in the news in todays day and age. From Madonna to Coldplay...when is it(both the infringing and the accusation) going to stop? Why is this the case? Have we just run out of originality?