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CBS Drops Glass House ABC Lawsuit

Aug 17 2012, 6:57pm CDT | by

Says low viewership is the real punishment

CBS has dropped its lawsuit against ABC over its new reality show The Glass House, which it had accused of blatantly copying the concept of its show Big Brother.In The Glass House, a group of...

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CBS Drops Glass House ABC Lawsuit

Aug 17 2012, 6:57pm CDT | by

Says low viewership is the real punishment

CBS has dropped its lawsuit against ABC over its new reality show The Glass House, which it had accused of blatantly copying the concept of its show Big Brother.

In The Glass House, a group of strangers is sent to live together for weeks, and must compete in various evens to remain there. The last man or woman standing wins $250,000.

It's a formula that is very similar to Big Brother, to be sure. However, one key difference is that viewers are allowed to vote for who they want to leave.

But less than three million viewers are tuning into the show, and as a result CBS has decided it's not worth its time to sue.

"The viewers have spoken and delivered the ultimate form of justice against The Glass House. As a result, we filed in federal court this morning a voluntary dismissal without prejudice of our claims against ABC," CBS said in a statement.

"The contract and trade secrets claims against former Big Brother producers for violating their confidentiality agreements will continue separately in arbitration. We reserve the right to re-file this claim against ABC/The Glass House, or any other entity, that goes to such shocking lengths to duplicate our copyright material," it continued.

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