20th Century Fox abandons script sharing case

US MOVIE AND TELEVISION STUDIO 20th Century Fox has abandoned a copyright lawsuit against a woman who uploaded scripts for some of its works to the internet.

The woman, a flower seller, uploaded 80 of the firm's scripts between 2009 and 2010, and was sued by the company in return. According to Torrent Freak her legal fears are now over.

Fox wanted around $12m in damages from Patricia McIlvaine and injunctive relief for copyright infringement and contributory copyright infringement, says the report, but is now happy with nothing.

"Well, it took almost a year to resolve-as the Fox investigators showed up on my doorstep the Friday before Thanksgiving last year," McIlvaine told Torrentfreak.

"To say this turned my life upside down would be putting it mildly. It affected me on every level and some days it was hard to keep going. But I always tried to keep an upbeat, positive attitude. My family and friends supported me every step of the way, and my lawyers were beyond fantastic. To have this dismissed is a huge weight off my shoulders."

She admitted that she did not know why Fox decided to drop the lawsuit and seemed happy not to dwell on that, choosing instead to move on with her life. µ