Fleetwood Mac producer Ken Caillat, alongside co-author Steven Stiefel, has filed a federal lawsuit against the creators of the Tony Award-winning Broadway play "Stereophonic," claiming copyright infringement of their 2012 memoir "Making Rumours."

The lawsuit, filed in New York federal court on October 1, alleges that "Stereophonic" copies substantial elements from their memoir, including the central narrative of a young sound engineer recording an album with a five-member, British-American rock band in California during 1976-1977.

Key points of the lawsuit:

• "Stereophonic" has earned over $20 million and won five Tony Awards, including Best Play
• Multiple similarities cited between the memoir and play, including characters, storylines, settings, and dialogue
• The lawsuit claims the play's potential film adaptation interferes with Caillat's own plans to adapt his memoir
• Plaintiffs seek monetary damages and an injunction to block further exploitation of the play

Attorney Brian Williams of Greenberg Gross, representing Caillat and Stiefel, argues that the play's creators have profited by "sponging off" their clients' work. The lawsuit emphasizes that numerous news outlets have noted the obvious connections between the play and Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album recording sessions.

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