Plaintiff Cindy brings a copyright infringement claim against Delight network, a premium channel and streaming service that creates original content. Delight hired Cindy, an academic, to come on set and advise on the realities of being a prosecutor in New York City. The show wanted to make sure its scenes were as realistic as possible. Cindy was the perfect fit. In addition to serving as a prosecutor out of the Southern District of New York, she wrote an academic-centric novel focused on a high-powered prosecutor. 

The show took her advice and allegedly copied some generalizations -- like gender, sex, skin color -- out of the character out of her book. Overall, the show's version of the prosecutor's mannerisms, style, language, and alpha expressions were not substantially similar to the plaintiff's creation. Does Cindy likely have a successful copyright infringement claim?

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Answer Cindys likelihood of success in a copyright infringement claim against Delight network depends on several factors including the nature of the a... View the full answer