wife swap makers sue us  copycat  the british producers of us wife swap are taking legal action against a show they claim is  a blatant and wholescale copycat  of their programme.  rdf media  which makes the show for us network abc  has filed a damages claim for $18 million (£9.25 million) against fox s trading spouses. abc bought the rights to the british show  which was first aired in 2003 and became a hit on channel 4. the us network is not part of the claim  but has supported rdf s action.  we respect our producing partners  right to protect their intellectual property in whatever manner they deem most appropriate   said abc in a statement. a spokesman for fox said it had not seen the details of the legal action and could not comment.  their show was first screened in june  and was criticised in the press for its similarities to wife swap. abc originally planned to call their programme trading moms  but changed it to avoid confusion with the fox version. earlier this year  the nbc network claimed that fox s boxing show the next great champ had been hurriedly produced to ensure its programme was the first to be screened. nbc alleged that boxing regulations had been violated  but failed in their attempt to have the show pulled. the fox show proved a ratings flop  while nbc s the contender is due to begin in february.
Awọn olùgbéjade Wife Swap n sọ ọkọ rẹ yẹn ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn  Awọn olùgbéjade ọkọ rẹ yẹn ti orilẹ-ede Britain ti Wife Swap n gba ẹjọ sí iṣẹ ẹgbẹ kan ti wọn sọ ni ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn ti ọkọ rẹ yẹn. RDF Media, ti ń ṣe iṣẹ ẹgbẹ yẹn fun ABC, ti ṣe ifiweranṣẹ fun owó $18 million (£9.25 million) sí Fox's Trading Spouses. ABC ti ra ẹtọ ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn ti orilẹ-ede Britain, ti a ṣe ifilọlẹ rẹ ni ọdun 2003, ati pe o di ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn ti o ṣe rẹ ni Channel 4. Orilẹ-ede US ko si ni ipa ninu ifiweranṣẹ yẹn, ṣugbọn o ti ṣe iranlọwọ fun RDF. A ṣe gbégbé ẹtọ awọn olùgbéjade ẹgbẹ yẹn lati ṣe iranlọwọ fun ẹtọ wọn ni ọna ti wọn ba ṣe, ni ibeere ti ABC fi sọ. Aláṣẹ fun Fox sọ pe wọn kò ti ri ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn ti ifiweranṣẹ yẹn, ati pe wọn kò lè sọ. Iṣẹ ẹgbẹ wọn yẹn ṣe ifilọlẹ rẹ ni osu keje, ati pe a ṣe ṣe aṣẹjuwe rẹ ni iwe irohin fun awọn aṣẹjuwe rẹ pẹlu Wife Swap. ABC ṣe ifilọlẹ rẹ pe wọn yẹn ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn Trading Moms, ṣugbọn wọn yẹn ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn lati ṣe iranlọwọ fun ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn ti Fox. Ni awọn osu yẹn, NBC sọ pe Fox's boxing show The Next Great Champ ti ṣe ifilọlẹ rẹ lati ṣe iranlọwọ fun ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn ti wọn yẹn. NBC sọ pe awọn ọgbọn boxing ti ṣe ṣe, ṣugbọn wọn kò ṣe iranlọwọ fun ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn. Iṣẹ ẹgbẹ Fox yẹn ṣe ifilọlẹ rẹ ni ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn, ṣugbọn NBC's The Contender yẹn ẹgbẹ ọkọ rẹ yẹn ni osu kejì.