ITC Asks for Comments Section 337 Copyright Complaint Against Disney TV Show

The International Trade Commission is asking for comments by June 21 on public interest factors arising from Emir Tiar and Radcliffe’s June 7 complaint alleging violations of Section 337 by Disney, Thunderbird, and Mindset’s imports of a television show. The petition alleges “Mr. Young,” a children’s program shown on the Disney Channel, violates a copyright held by Tiar on an earlier pilot program it purportedly copied. The allegedly infringing show is currently being produced in Canada and imported into the U.S., the petition said. Tiar and Radcliffe are requesting exclusion and cease and desist orders against the proposed respondents.