Sony Faces ‘Slender Man’ Lawsuit After Sending Cease-and-Desist Letters

Phame Factory has filed a lawsuit against Sony Pictures over their upcoming film “Slender Man” and an indie title called “Flay” that Sony says is a copycat of the internet urban legend they bought the rights for.In court documents filed Thursday in West Texas and obtained by TheWrap, production company Phame says they have received several cease-and-desist letters over their plans to release “Flay,” and now want a judge to rule that “Flay” does not infringe on Sony’s copyrights for “Slender Man.”In fact, Phame even challenges the validity of the “Slender Man” copyrights, stating they are “either indefinite, encompass free to use by all public domain property or lack the requisite legal requirements to be protectable and enforceable.”“Slender Man” was created nine years ago by Eric Knudsen, who posted

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