Judge Rules in Favor of Paramount on Certain Claims in 'South Park' Streaming Rights Lawsuit

Warner Bros. Discovery's allegations of consumer confusion over streaming rights dismissed, while claims of breach of contract and unjust enrichment remain in play.

• Judge Margaret Chan ruled in favor of Paramount on certain claims in the ongoing lawsuit with Warner Bros. Discovery over streaming rights to 'South Park'.
• Warner Bros. paid $500 million to Paramount in 2019 for the rights to stream the over-20-season back catalogue of 'South Park' episodes on HBO Max.
• Paramount later released 'South Park: Post Covid' and 'South Park: The Streaming Wars' exclusively on Paramount+, triggering the lawsuit.
• Warner Bros. is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars, alleging that Paramount caused it to overpay under the agreement.
• Chan dismissed Warner's claim that Paramount's conduct misled customers and created confusion over which streaming platform had rights to the animated series.

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