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      <title>Paramount settles lawsuit over rights to 'Scream' mask</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paramount Skydance and film producer Spyglass Media Group have settled a dispute with Hollywood makeup and special-effects studio Alterian over the rights to the “Ghostface” ​mask from Paramount and Spyglass’ “Scream” horror movie series, according to a filing ‌in California federal court.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The parties in Los Angeles on Wednesday announced that they have resolved their dispute and will dismiss their lawsuits against each other.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Spokespeople for the companies did not ​immediately respond to requests for comment and more information about the settlement ​on Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alterian was founded by makeup and effects designer Tony Gardner.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;⁠His studio has worked on films including “Zombieland,” “Jackass” and “Hairspray”, and helped create the iconic helmets ​for electronic music duo Daft Punk.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gardner said he created the Ghostface mask in 1991. ​Paramount and Spyglass sued Alterian in February, alleging it had tried to “strong-arm” them into paying millions of dollars to avoid a copyright lawsuit weeks before “Scream 7” was released later that month.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The movie companies argued ​that they properly licensed the mask from costume maker Fun World, which also ​claims to have created it in 1991, and that Alterian had forfeited its right to sue by ‌raising ⁠its claims too late.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The first “Scream” movie was released in 1996.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alterian countersued Paramount, Spyglass and Fun World for copyright infringement the day the movie companies filed their lawsuit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Despite stringing along Alterian for more than a year with enticements of brokering a mutually ​acceptable resolution, Defendants — goliaths ​in the industry — ⁠shamelessly continue to rip off and profit from Alterian’s creative work with impunity,” Alterian said in its complaint.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fun World did not ​immediately respond to a request for comment on the settlement on ​Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The cases ⁠are Spyglass Media Group LLC v. Alterian Inc, US District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:26-cv-01235 and Alterian Inc v. Fun World, US District Court for ⁠the ​Central District of California, No. 2:26-cv-01260.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Paramount Skydance and film producer Spyglass Media Group have settled a dispute with Hollywood makeup and special-effects studio Alterian over the rights to the “Ghostface” ​mask from Paramount and Spyglass’ “Scream” horror movie series, according to a filing ‌in California federal court.</strong></p>
<p>The parties in Los Angeles on Wednesday announced that they have resolved their dispute and will dismiss their lawsuits against each other.</p>
<p>Spokespeople for the companies did not ​immediately respond to requests for comment and more information about the settlement ​on Thursday.</p>
<p>Alterian was founded by makeup and effects designer Tony Gardner.</p>
<p>⁠His studio has worked on films including “Zombieland,” “Jackass” and “Hairspray”, and helped create the iconic helmets ​for electronic music duo Daft Punk.</p>
<p>Gardner said he created the Ghostface mask in 1991. ​Paramount and Spyglass sued Alterian in February, alleging it had tried to “strong-arm” them into paying millions of dollars to avoid a copyright lawsuit weeks before “Scream 7” was released later that month.</p>
<p>The movie companies argued ​that they properly licensed the mask from costume maker Fun World, which also ​claims to have created it in 1991, and that Alterian had forfeited its right to sue by ‌raising ⁠its claims too late.</p>
<p>The first “Scream” movie was released in 1996.</p>
<p>Alterian countersued Paramount, Spyglass and Fun World for copyright infringement the day the movie companies filed their lawsuit.</p>
<p>“Despite stringing along Alterian for more than a year with enticements of brokering a mutually ​acceptable resolution, Defendants — goliaths ​in the industry — ⁠shamelessly continue to rip off and profit from Alterian’s creative work with impunity,” Alterian said in its complaint.</p>
<p>Fun World did not ​immediately respond to a request for comment on the settlement on ​Thursday.</p>
<p>The cases ⁠are Spyglass Media Group LLC v. Alterian Inc, US District Court for the Central District of California, No. 2:26-cv-01235 and Alterian Inc v. Fun World, US District Court for ⁠the ​Central District of California, No. 2:26-cv-01260.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:42:45 +0500</pubDate>
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        <media:title>Ghostface masks are put up on the day of the premiere of 'Scream 7', on Stage 18 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, US. -- Reuters</media:title>
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