Ukrainian director won a lawsuit against HBO over the Chernobyl series: details of the case.
01.08.2025
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Shostal Oleksandr
01.08.2025
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Ukrainian director Andrii Pryimachenko reached an agreement with the American company HBO after winning the lawsuit. He accused HBO of unauthorized use of his work in the series 'Chernobyl', and he now noted that an agreement has been reached with the company.The District Court for the Southern District of New York heard this case. Pryimachenko does not disclose the details of the agreement due to the terms of the contract, but emphasizes that this is an important precedent for the protection of the Ukrainian's copyrights in the US court.Recently, the director stated that the creators of the series 'Chernobyl' used his video without permission, including the visualization of a phone conversation during the Chernobyl disaster. This court victory is an important step for the protection of Ukrainian creators' copyrights in the global media industry.
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