Fox Wins 'Touch' Copyright Lawsuit

Fox did not steal the idea for its Kiefer Sutherland drama "Touch," a judge has ruled.  Judge William H. Pauley of U.S. District Court in New York on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit filed against Fox Entertainment Group, Peter Chernin, Chernin Entertainment, "Touch" creator Tim Kring and series star/executive producer Sutherland that alleged they had taken the concept for the series from writer Everette Hallford's work. Also read: CBS Calls ABC's 'Big Brother'-like 'Glass House' a 'Classic Case of Copyright Infringement' Everette had claimed that "Touch" was lifted from his screenplay "Prodigy" and »