CBS, Showtime Beat Hedge Fund Coach’s ‘Billions’ Copyright Claim

CBS Corp. and Showtime Networks Inc. beat a lawsuit brought by a hedge fund coach who alleged that the Showtime series “Billions” infringed her copyrights, because she failed to sufficiently allege that the show and her book were substantially similar, the Southern District of New York said Oct. 7.

Denise Shull argued the “Billions” character Dr. Wendy Rhoades, an in-house performance coach for a hedge fund, was based on a fictionalized version of Shull from her book “Market Mind Games: A Radical Psychology of Investing, Trading, and Risk.” Shull said she met with the show’s creative team to discuss her ...