Joshua Isaacson v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

**Plaintiff:** Joshua Isaacson, Shon Oku, and Tyrone Perry — Los Angeles-based screenwriters, directors, and producers **Defendant:** Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.; Tristar Pictures, Inc.; ColorCreative Productions, Inc.; ColorCreative, Inc.; ColorCreative, LLC (all Issa Rae-founded entities); and Syreeta Singleton **Core allegation:** Plaintiffs allege that defendants copied their registered screenplay *One of Those Days* (written January 2020) to produce and distribute the 2025 Sony/Tristar film *One of Them Days*, credited to Singleton, after the screenplay was shared with industry contacts who had ties to Issa Rae's ColorCreative. A retained expert opined the two works share "strong similarities in underlying story structure." **Asserted IP:** - Screenplay *One of Those Days*, U.S. Copyright Registration No. PAu 4-247-978 **Relief sought:** Maximum statutory damages under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c) (or actual damages plus defendants' profits), attorney's fees, costs, accounting, and prejudgment interest **Why it matters:** The case targets a theatrically released Sony/Tristar film and Issa Rae's production company, making it a high-profile test of screenplay access-and-similarity claims against a major studio release.