‘Top Gun’ Movie Sequel Did Not Infringe Copyrights; Experts On Similarities Barred

( April 18, 2024, 10:22 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge granted Paramount Pictures’ motion for summary judgment after finding that the “Top Gun:  Maverick” film did not infringe on any copyrights held by the author of a 1983 magazine article on the experiences of F-14 pilots and radio intercept officers training at the Navy’s Fighter Weapons School, known as Top Gun, and that certain expert witnesses are inadmissible....