Renowned Fleetwood Mac producer Ken Caillat has filed a federal lawsuit against the creators of the Tony Award-winning Broadway play "Stereophonic," claiming copyright infringement of his 2012 memoir "Making Rumours."

The lawsuit, filed on October 1 in New York federal court, alleges that playwright David Adjmi's "Stereophonic" substantially copies the "heart and soul" of Caillat's memoir. Both works detail the recording process of a five-member, mixed-gender, British-American rock band in California during 1976-1977.

Key points of the lawsuit:

• "Stereophonic" has earned over $20 million and won five Tony Awards, including Best Play
• The play allegedly copies specific characters, storylines, settings, and dialogue from Caillat's memoir
• Multiple news outlets have noted obvious similarities between the play and Fleetwood Mac's Rumours recording sessions
• The lawsuit seeks to block further exploitation of the play and requests unspecified monetary damages
• Caillat claims the planned film adaptation of "Stereophonic" interferes with his own plans to adapt his memoir for screen

Brian Williams, attorney for Caillat and co-author Steven Stiefel, states the defendants have "happily accepted the accolades and profits" while "sponging off" his clients' work. The lawsuit emphasizes that any attempt to deny the play's connection to Fleetwood Mac and Rumours is "disingenuous."

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