Editing Endemol (section)

== Lawsuits ==
Endemol sued Brazilian channel [[Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão|SBT]] over what it says was a ''Big Brother'' copycat, and threatened to sue Russian ''[[Behind the Glass (TV series)|Behind the Glass]]'' for the same reason.<ref name = "MoscowTimes">{{cite journal
| first =Kevin
| last =O'Flynn
| date =4 December 2001
| title =Dutch Firm Warns 'Za Steklom'
| journal =The Moscow Times
}}</ref>

Endemol was sued by four Georgia women alleging that a text-message game featured on ''[[Deal or No Deal]]'' is a form of illegal gambling.<ref name="FindLaw">{{cite journal|first=Jason |last=Schossler |date=June 2007 |title='Deal or No Deal' Sued for Text-Message Game |url=http://news.lp.findlaw.com/andrews/bt/sel/20070621/20070621_herbert.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914054440/http://news.lp.findlaw.com/andrews/bt/sel/20070621/20070621_herbert.html |archive-date=14 September 2008 |journal=Andrews Publications }}</ref>