Wrestler's copyright suit against WWE dismissed with prejudice
A judge found no evidence WWE or 2K ever saw the plaintiff's independent wrestling work before creating The Bloodline.
This is the case every author worried about "idea theft" should read closely. Having a similar concept isn't enough — you have to show the other side actually saw your work first, and here the judge said there was no evidence of that at all. Access plus similarity is the bar, not similarity alone. If you're building a case around "they copied me," start gathering proof of access now, not after you file.
Why it matters to you: The ruling reinforces that copyright claims fail without proof the defendant accessed the plaintiff's original work, not just that the results looked alike.
This story ran in the Coral Wire edition of Fri, Oct 2 2026, when the Coral Index stood at 58/100 (Tailwinds building).
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