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Stranger Things

A federal court in California denied a request from Netflix and the makers of its hit show “Stranger Things” to dismiss a copyright infringement suit against them in which an entertainment company alleges the defendants stole several elements of copyrighted screenplays.

LOS ANGELES — A federal court in California denied a request from Netflix and the makers of its hit show “Stranger Things” to dismiss a copyright infringement suit in which an entertainment company alleges the defendants stole several elements of copyrighted screenplays. 

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