Alex Taylor v. Trifecta Entertainment (NCT)

Synopsis
On January 27, 2016, Trifecta Entertainment released The Debate, a play written by Jesse Parks. Within weeks The Debate was the hottest ticket in town. Parks’s former roommate Alex Taylor alleges that The Debate is copied from Taylor’s original play, The Argument. On August 15, 2016, Taylor filed a civil lawsuit against Trifecta alleging copyright infringement and seeking damages.

Details
[TBA]

Prosecution

 * Alex Taylor
 * Devon Harris
 * Shelby Campbell
 * Jordan Rosenthal

Defense

 * Jesse Parks
 * Izzy Anderson
 * Terry Wilkinson
 * Mac Garcia

Other Case References

 * Alex Taylor and Jesse Parks visit Chuggie's Bar for a drink. Mac Garcia also references Chuggie's Bar. These are both references to Daniel v. Chuggie's Sports Bar and State v. Dawson.
 * A piece of case law in this case is The Everest Experience v. Neptune, Inc. This is in reference to the two defendant companies from Gilbertson v. The Everest Experience and Allen v. Neptune.
 * One of the plays referenced by Jordan Rosenthal and Terry Wilkinson is titled "Thornhill Revisited." This is a reference to State v. Thornhill.
 * A piece of case law in this case is titled Bailey Reynolds v. Kees Enterprises. Bailey Reynolds is the kidnapped child from State v. Perry, and the case law makes references to the events of that case.
 * The events of the play "The Debate" are based on events from Walton v. BNN. Including a scene where Drew Walton is haunted by the suicide of Lane Hamilton.
 * Trifecta Entertainment would first make an appearance in State v. Owens. And several references are made to the events of that case, including an email from Jackie Owens to Mac Garcia.
 * Expert Witness Jordan Rosenthal co-wrote the expert article "Best Practices for Dealing with Live Animals in the Entertainment Industry" from MTS v. Kosack.

Trivia

 * This is the second case to feature Trifecta Entertainment, the first being State v. Owens in 2009-10.
 * It is also the first case to have social media teasers from AMTA on Facebook and Twitter.