{"id":11987,"date":"2025-07-21T11:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=11987"},"modified":"2025-07-21T11:24:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:24:53","slug":"judge-dismisses-donald-trumps-lawsuit-against-bob-woodward-simon-schuster-and-paramount-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=11987","title":{"rendered":"Judge Dismisses Donald Trump&#8217;s Lawsuit Against Bob Woodward, Simon &amp; Schuster And Paramount Global"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-19.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-19-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judge Dismisses Donald Trump&#8217;s Lawsuit Against Bob Woodward, Simon &amp; Schuster And Paramount Global<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A federal judge tossed out Donald Trump\u2019s lawsuit against Bob Woodward, Simon &amp; Schuster and Paramount Global over the legendary investigative journalist\u2019s use of his recordings of interviews with the president for an audiobook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump had claimed that he had a copyright and contract interest in the audio recordings, which formed the basis of Woodward\u2019s book Rage, a bombshell that was published in 2020. The audiobook, The Trump Tapes, was released in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe ruled, among other things, that Trump\u2019s legal claim does not \u201cplausibly allege\u201d that he was the joint author of The Trump Tapes or has a copyright interest in them. Trump had claimed that even though he played no role in coming up with the questions, he had a copyright interest in the responses, the judge noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judge wrote that \u201cThe Supreme Court has instructed, under the Copyright Act, \u2018the author is the party who actually creates the work, that is, the person who translates an idea into a fixed, tangible expression entitled to copyright protection.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump had cited a Feb. 28, 2023 copyright registration he obtained, where he was designated as the joint author with Woodward. But the judge wrote that \u201cwhile copyright registration may constitute prema facie evidence of ownership, where there are conflicting and adverse copyright registrations, the Copyright Office does not resolve the competing claims, and courts are called upon to make \u2018an independent determination of copyright ownership.\u201d Woodward and Simon &amp; Schuster had a copyright registration from Feb. 23, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judge will allow Trump to amend his complaint, with a deadline of Aug. 18. But he wrote that he found it \u201cunlikely\u201d that Trump would be able to plead a \u201cplausible\u201d copyright interest in&nbsp;<em>The Trump Tapes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paramount Global sold Simon &amp; Schuster to KKR in 2023, but the company remained a defendant in the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump went on to sue Paramount Global shortly before the 2024 election, over the way that CBS News\u2019&nbsp;<em>60 Minutes<\/em>&nbsp;edited an interview with Kamala Harris. Paramount Global reached a $16 million settlement with Trump earlier this month, even though its attorneys had previously called the president\u2019s lawsuit without merit. The company is seeking Trump administration approval of its merger with Skydance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge tossed out Donald Trump\u2019s lawsuit against Bob Woodward, Simon &amp; Schuster and Paramount Global over the legendary investigative journalist\u2019s use of his recordings of interviews with the president for an audiobook. 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