Copyright Office in 2010.
Their efforts included lobbying Stallone via Twitter, with no response.
Cooglerhas saidthe story was inspired by his close relationship with his father.
Released last November,Creedproved to be a critical and commercial success.
This is not a copyright case, Alexanders attorney Kathleen Barnett Einhorn said in a statement to EW.
The defendants misappropriated Mr. Alexanders idea in developing their movie.
MGM, Warner Bros., and New Line flatly denied the allegations.
Creedis based on characters from theRockyfilms that are indisputably protected by our copyright.
We will vigorously defend this meritless lawsuit and hold Mr. Alexander accountable for filing it.
