Mark Burnett - Pirate Master

Mark Burnettand short time lived show "Pirate Master" -- the REAL story and what happened, is that someone actually wants the credit him for creating the sloppy show.

Some dude named James Papa says that the show idea was all his -- and that after he "created" it back in 2003 and registered it with the US Copyright Office, that some of a gun Burnett Burnett Stole all of his wonderful ideas --for a example, like having a reality show on a pirate ship and making eliminated contestants "walk the plank." Mark Burnett show aired on CBS in 2007.

In the suit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Papa is wanting no less than $2,000,000 for his show he created.