Writer Loses 'Muppet Babies' Lawsuit Against Disney
Writer Loses 'Muppet Babies' Lawsuit Because of Old Bankruptcy Courtesy of Disney Junior Disney escapes a copyright action over the reboot brought by a screenwriter for the 1980s original. A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Scott, a TV screenwriter who targeted Disney's reboot of Muppet Babies. The reason why Scott lost the case is a pretty rare one. While Scott alleged that the new version infringed elements of the original Muppet Babies production bible he created in the 1980s, the judge rules he has no standing to bring the case since he...