{"id":336,"date":"2023-10-25T07:01:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T07:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativedevops.com\/jack\/?p=336"},"modified":"2023-10-30T07:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T07:29:52","slug":"hollywood-writer-and-producer-sues-hbo-claims-entertainment-industry-designed-to-steal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativedevops.com\/jack\/hollywood-writer-and-producer-sues-hbo-claims-entertainment-industry-designed-to-steal\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood writer and producer sues HBO, claims \u2018Entertainment industry designed to steal\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jack Piuggi, a writer and producer from Hollywood claims HBO stole his concepts and turned them into two shows on their network.\r\n<\/h2>\r\n

Jack Piuggi, who owns Flipp Productions claimed that after stealing his concepts, HBO eventually went on to produce two shows for the network called Fake Famous (HBO) and FBoy Island (HBO Max).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In a statement to the Euro Weekly News on Tuesday, May 2, Piuggi said that \u201cMaybe you saw those shows. Maybe you didn\u2019t. But you\u2019ve probably watched hundreds of shows just like it \u2013 ones that were stolen from the person who created it \u2013 and not just on HBO, but any of the major networks\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He stated that \u201cThere was even a movie based on the concept, Big Fat Liar, about a teenage boy whose creative writing assignment was stolen by a Hollywood producer\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Piuggi claims the \u201cEntertainment industry is designed to steal from little guys like me\u201d, adding, \u201cMy lawsuit against HBO aims to prove that and shut it all down\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\u201cI learned for myself, though, how the whole system worked in 2021 when I brought my ideas to a friend in the industry, who introduced me to another guy, who introduced me to a production firm that supposedly specializes in turning concepts into shows\u201d, he said.\r\n\r\n

Piuggi continued, \u201cWhat I didn\u2019t know is they all worked for HBO. Not directly, but through an intricate and clever system built by HBO\u2019s lawyers that relies on a network of independent contractors who are trained to find the best ideas and pass them along to the network\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cThen, as the independent studio works with the creator, the information continues to get funneled through to the network and added to the show already in production\u201d, he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He claims that following this process when the creator goes to pitch the show to the network, they learn there is already a \u201csimilar show\u201d lined up and are encouraged to go back to the drawing board.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cSomeone had a parallel idea \u2013 the legal (and deceptively unprovable) term used to describe the ongoing supposed coincidence that more than one person can have the same idea at roughly the same time, and so cannot be accused of theft\u201d, he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Piuggi stated that he can prove that it\u2019s not just a coincidence, as he stated that, \u201cI have more than 20 hours of recorded evidence that proves the shows Fake Famous and FBoy Island were stolen from me\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\nSpeaking about the footage he said that his idea was meant to be a documentary about how someone becomes famous.\r\n\r\n

The writer and producer said that he began recording his video and audio conversations with GFY Productions, Grand Street Media, and his attorneys, who simultaneously represented HBO.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cWhat they revealed in these calls is nothing short of living proof that the system is designed for theft \u2013 a game of three-card monte that the industry plays time and time again to collect and steal his show concepts\u201d, said Piuggi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He also claims that \u201cI had even suggested some cast members for the show I was pitching, and one of them, Garrett Morosky, was cast as the star of FBOY Island\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Piuggi stated that Garrett later admitted to him that a GFY producer was the person who cast him on the show, which he ended up winning.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cHe told me later that we all know what happened, they stole your show.\u201d Piuggi said, adding, \u201cI recorded that, too\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He said that \u201cI realize this is a classic Jack vs. the Giant story, but I am up to the challenge\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cOthers before me have tried to take on these entertainment behemoths, but they\u2019ve always been shut down in the, Oh yeah? Prove it! phase of the fight\u201d, he stated, adding, \u201cWithout solid evidence that a concept was stolen, all those creators and producers were rowing upstream without a paddle\u201d.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Piuggi concluded that he will not stop until the \u201ctruth is revealed, and the Big Fat Liars are taken to task\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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