While back in July we showed you pictures of them reconstructing 'The Shire' in preparation of filming and then we told you that 'The Hobbit' may not happen because of a lawsuit brought against New Line and their parent company [...]
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Luxo Lamp Creators Switch On a Lawsuit Against Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios’ hopping desk-lamp character Luxo Jr., which debuted in 1986 and became part of the filmmaker’s corporate identity, triggered a trademark lawsuit by the Norwegian lampmaker Luxo AS. Pixar and owner Walt Disney Co. are infringing Luxo’s brand by [...]
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“What If?” Disney Bought Marvel For $4 Billion
I honestly thought that Joe Quesada accidentally took someone elses medication this morning and cooked up some half baked "What if?" story line involving Mickey Mouse and Wolverine when the news first broke of Disney's acquisition of Marvel Entertainment but I [...]
Read more‘Terminator’ Lawsuits, Locked and Loaded
Two "Terminator Salvation" producers have sued the Pacificor hedge fund and one of its former employees alleging financial wrongdoing in a pair of suits. The Halcyon Co., owner of the rights to the movie franchise, accused former Pacificor employee Kurt Benjamin [...]
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The Rights To The Last Son Of Krypton Get A Bit Messy
Warner Bros. and DC Comics have lost a little more control over the Man of Steel. In an ongoing Federal court battle over Superman, Judge Stephen Larson ruled Wednesday that the family of the superhero's co-creator, Jerry Siegel, has "successfully recaptured" [...]
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DC Sues Over Unauthorized ‘Batman’ Figurines
DC Comics has filed a lawsuit against an independent retailer over the sale of "unauthorized" Batman figurines. John Stacks, founder of the website johnnyresin.com, has been distributing resin models of characters from the 1960s Batman television series, including the Joker, Catwoman [...]
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‘The Hobbit’ May Not Happen
Guillermo del Toro's film version of The Hobbit could be killed off in a pending battle between a Hollywood giant and the family of the book's author, JRR Tolkien. The heirs to the Tolkien estate are suing New Line Cinema, [...]
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Warner Bros. Wins, Siegel Heirs Lose ‘Superman’ Case
Warner Bros. and DC Comics have won a favorable ruling in the suit filed by the heirs of "Superman" co-creator Jerome Siegel. In a decision announced Wednesday, U.S. Judge District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson found that the license fees the [...]
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‘Lord of the Rings’: The Battle For Middle Earth’s Money
It's back to court for New Line and the heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien over claims that the studio is keeping a greater share of the profits from the Lord of the Rings trilogy than it is supposed to. If you'll [...]
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