He won't get any money. An idea can't be copyrighted and I doubt he signed a contract with ABC stating he had rights to the show. A lot of networks do that, they hear someone out about a show, tell them no, tweak a little and release it. It saves them the money of having to pay royalties and they also can't get sued for it. Evil, but smart.
technically Hasselbeck isn't in the "wrong" The woman has no grounds to sue. For one, you would need a copyright on the material in order to say it was stolen. And two, you CANNOT copyright an IDEA.
The woman has no grounds to sue.
For one, you would need a copyright on the material in order to say it was stolen.
And two, you CANNOT copyright an IDEA.