India, Aug. 23 -- Hollywood studios quickly returned serve in their case against Omniverse One World Television, opposing Omniverse's request that the California court force mediation between the two and put a halt to the discovery process.
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), which is representing studios such as Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. and Universal in the case, filed their opposition Tuesday. They argue that the "true goal" of Omniverse and its founder, Jason DeMeo, is a stay of discovery, and that a mediation and the move to stay discovery are likewise "premature."
ACE also countered that it is entitled to "discover the extent and willfulness" of Omniverse's alleged copyrig...