The TV show "Future Cop" came and went without much fanfare, but on this day in 1980, a jury decided who, ultimately, should get the credit for the story. Harlan Ellison and Ben Bova took Paramount to court, and we have the story on today's Sci-Fi 5.

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Written by Earl Green

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