“Tetris” premiered globally on Apple TV+ on March 31, 2023. Ackerman’s work, for which Defendant Pink developed a screenplay, the contents of which was taken from the book and deceptively made into a film project without Plaintiff’s knowledge or consent, which included the lack of any optioning or licensing rights.” “The ‘Tetris’ film is substantially similar in almost all material respects including specific chapters and pages of said book that were simply adopted from the book to the film, without Plaintiff’s knowledge, authorization or consent,” Ackerman’s lawsuit said.Īccording to the suit, “After having reviewed the entire book that Mr. The lawsuit was first reported by Reuters. Reps for Apple and Pink did not respond to requests for comment. “They don’t believe it has any merit but are not prepared to say anything further at this point in time,” a representative for the company said in an email.

In a statement provided to Variety, the Tetris Co. The lawsuit accuses Apple and the other defendants of copyright infringement, and alleges unfair competition by screenwriter Noah Pink, Tetris Co. Alternatively, the suit said, Ackerman is entitled to recover from “statutory damages up to $150,000.00 per copyright infringed” from the defendants for “willful copyright infringement” along with attorney’s fees and costs.

District Court in Manhattan, Ackerman asked the court for total monetary damages of at least 6% of the film’s estimated $80 million production budget, which works out to $4.8 million. Retrieved 20 June 2021.In the lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. : CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) ^ a b c d Tetris (UK and European CD single liner notes).^ 'Andrew Lloyd Webber: the legendary composer's musicals, wife, net worth and more'.^ 'Did Andrew Lloyd Webber Have a Hit Dance Song About the Video Game Tetris?'.^ '5 songs you never knew were written by Andrew Lloyd Webber'.'Tetris: 10 Facts You Need to Know About the Game's History'. (based on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise). Along with ' Supermarioland' by Ambassadors of Funk, which charted simultaneously with 'Tetris', the success of the composition began a brief period of popularity for novelty rave music, which also included the charity single 'Supersonic' by H.W.A. On British music television programme Top of the Pops, the song was played as several dancers dressed in outfits resembling the blocks from Tetris danced along. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song achieved a peak of number 26 on 7 November 1992. In the latter country, 'Tetris' peaked at number four on the Finnish Singles Chart in November 1992, while in Austria, the single peaked at number 23 and spent three weeks on the chart, in December 1992 and January 1993.

In mainland Europe, the song charted in Austria and Finland. In Ireland, 'Tetris' debuted on the chart dated 8 October 1992 and peaked at number seven for two weeks. The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 22 on 27 September 1992 and ascended to its peak of number six three weeks later it spent a total of eight weeks in the top 50 and was the 75th-best-selling hit of 1992 in the UK. Release and success ĭoctor Spin released 'Tetris' through Polydor Records and Lloyd Webber's sublabel of Polydor, Carpet Records, on 21 September 1992 in four formats: CD, cassette, 7-inch vinyl, and 12-inch vinyl. The track was officially licensed by Nintendo. In 1992, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright collaborated under the name Doctor Spin to record and release a Eurodance version of Tanka's arrangement. The song used in the Game Boy version of Tetris was composed by Hirokazu Tanaka. The original composition that the main theme of Tetris is based on is the Russian folk song ' Korobeiniki', which is a musical recreation of a poem by Russian poet Nikolay Nekrasov. This song, along with ' Supermarioland' by Ambassadors of Funk, commenced a brief trend of recreated video game music entering mainstream popularity. Doctor Spin released their version of 'Tetris' on 21 September 1992 through Polydor and Carpet Records it reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and also charted in Austria, Finland, and Ireland. The composition is based on the theme to the 1989 Game Boy game Tetris, which itself is based on the Russian folk song ' Korobeiniki'. ' Tetris' is a song arranged by English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and English record producer Nigel Wright, collaborating under the pseudonym Doctor Spin. Skratch ( Surrey, England) ('Play Game Boy')

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