![]() On attending the play, Gueta was appalled and claimed that “Maxi and I” was plagiarized and, in fact, was either a copy of or heavily based on his own “Edmonton”. Alex is abused by Maxi to perpetrate a real estate deal with Alex’s friend. “Maxi and I” depicts the story of the young and ambitious Alex, as he becomes a part of Maxi’s financial empire. In 2012, Beit Lessin produced a new show titled “Maxi and I”, written by Mittelpunkt. ![]() Although noted for his work on “Edmonton”, Gueta did not win the competition. One of the judges of the competition was Hillel Mittelpunkt, a prominent Israeli playwright, and at the time, the Beit Lessin’s House Playwright. “Admonton”, depicts the defrauded hero’s attempts to recover from a failed investment by putting on a theatrical show about the fraud. Gueta wrote “Edmonton” based on his own personal experience with a real estate transaction that failed through fraud. Gueta, a young Israeli playwright, participated in a competition held by the Beit Lessin theater in 2010, to showcase young playwrights. Perhaps both play and movie share a basic idea or common characters, nevertheless, you’re left wondering if you have just watched a plagiarized or an original work of art? When would a theatrical play be considered an infringement of another similar play under Copyright law? These are the questions brought before the Israeli Supreme Court in CA 7517/17 Gueta vs. You’ve enjoyed a night at the theater but are left with a nagging feeling that some of the concepts are similar to a different play or movie you’ve seen. ![]()
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