Courtroom Drama – Spanish courts rule in favour of scriptwriter behind Netflix’s smash hit series Money Heist

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Mariano Santos

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Spain

I am a partner in Bird & Bird's Intellectual Property department in the Madrid office.

La Casa de Papel (known as "Money Heist" in the UK), Netflix's most watched Spanish series, recently premiered its fourth season while many of the world's countries are in lockdown, becoming an instant success. A few months ago, its scriptwriter obtained a favourable court ruling regarding the creation of the series. 

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