With Betty Jean Grant’s Mayoral Announcement, David Simon Sues City Over Intellectual Copyright Infringement
Jeff Simon, critic at The Buffalo News, on behalf of David Simon, creator of HBO’s legendary series “The Wire”, is pursuing litigation against the City of Buffalo for “borrowing heavily from seasons three and four” Buffalebrity has recently learned from the papers filed this morning.
“First Baltimore rehabbed the Inner Harbor into a tourist destination, then Buffalo created Canalside. While derivative, there isn’t much that could be done,” Simon says. He continued, “However, now that the Mayoral race in Buffalo is stealing from seasons three and four, well, let’s just say ‘Omar comin’”.
There are some parallels, but the experts at City Hall do feel the case can be won. In season three, Councilman Tommy Carcetti begins to prepare himself for a mayoral race. He manages to convince a colleague into also running for mayor to split the black vote. To quote The Buffalo News, “Grant, a longtime force in East Side politics, will take on incumbent Mayor Byron W. Brown, with the potential for the two to split the vote in the African-American community. If this occurs, the candidacy of Mark J. F. Schroeder could get a boost.
"To say that we will split the vote is to say only black people vote for black people. He (Brown) has insulted his own supporters. I have white supporters. It demeans the whole process," Grant said.”
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