Should a filmmaker and studio be liable

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Question: In 1995, a young Oklahoma couple shot and paralyzed a store clerk, Patsy Byers. The young couple had repeatedly viewed Oliver Stone's 1994 movie Natural Born Killers, which is about a young couple who go on a killing spree. The Byers family sued Stone and Warner Brothers movie studio, the film distributor. Should a filmmaker and studio be liable for the alleged copycat behavior of those viewing a movie? Explain.

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