Satanists sue Netflix for theft of holy goat
A GROUP of Satanists is suing Netflix and Warner Bros for $50million (£38million) over the depiction of a goatheaded statue in one their television shows.
The Satanic Temple claims the entertainment giants copied its depiction of the deity Baphomet in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
An icon similar to the group’s appears in four episodes of the supernatural drama, it alleges.
The lawsuit, filed at a court in New York on Thursday, claims the depiction of Baphomet constitutes misappropriation, confusion of origin and injury of reputation.
Legal documents state: “What makes this case particularly striking and significant is that it arises in the context of Defendants who are highly sophisticated media production and distribution companies, which blatantly misappropriated Plaintiff ’s unique expression of an idea even though they have a long history of vigorously protecting their own intellectual property.”
It adds the Satanic Temple created its depiction of Baphomet in part “to promote First Amendment values of separation of church and state and equal protection”. Neither Netflix nor Warner Bros have commented.