Zootopia, Disney lawsuit: in depth with "substantial similarity" (Patreon)

After many requests for a video on the Zootopia lawsuit, here you go. 

Gary Goldman is suing Disney for allegedly using his Zootopia project as the basis for their 2016 blockbuster.

I go over the lawsuit and two precedential cases to help understand the definition of copyright 'substantial similarity'.

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