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Watchmen Delayed, Or Worse

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-isn't-gonna-be-good dept.

whisper_jeff writes "Due to some potential copyright issues, The Watchmen might be delayed, or worse. It seems that Fox claims it still owns copyrights which would prevent Warner Bros from releasing the movie. US District Court Judge Gary Feess decided that Fox had enough of a case that he's willing to hear things out. The geek in me hopes that it will be resolved quickly and the movie will hit theaters on time."

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  1. Who watches the Watchmen...? by clickety6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... possibly none of us, it seems!

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    1. Re:Who watches the Watchmen...? by Sfing_ter · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, the Judge will. He gets first screening. Ingenious plot - become a judge in a district that has copyright disputes involving huge studio movies - the ultimate Videophile... all his plans have finally come to fruition...

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  2. Copyright Law by Digital+Vomit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Keep on promoting those arts and sciences, Copyright Law!

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    Modern copyright is theft of culture from everyone and it retards the progress of the useful arts and sciences.
  3. Re:Another reason to hate Fox by extirpater · · Score: 2, Funny

    i won't hate fox for the sake of both firefox and megan fox

  4. Re:Someone please tell me... by SimonGhent · · Score: 1, Funny

    That this isn't just Fox claiming to own the superhero genre or something

    Could be, from TFA:

    Fox spokesman Gregg Brilliant

    If he ain't a superhero I'd like to know who is!

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    simon
  5. meh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who wants to see a movie about a bunch of Swiss artisans in their underwear?

  6. Fixed by bingo_cannon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Watchmen delayed, or better There, fixed that for ya!

  7. Argh. by sammy+baby · · Score: 3, Funny

    Argh.

    I saw the trailer when I went to go see Dark Knight a couple of weeks ago. At first, I wasn't sure what I was looking at, until I saw the pair of CGI-ified Billy Crudups floating around with the little atom symbol on their foreheads.

    "Wait a minute. That looks like Dr. Manhattan."

    Then the serious special effects started, and I saw The Comedian's smiley face button, and my eyes rolled back into my head and I went into a blissed-out fugue state. So, I dunno, maybe this is for the best, for the sake of my fragile sanity, but damn I wanted to see this movie.

  8. Please Note by greg_barton · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the Watchmen movie is killed due to copyright reasons I will destroy the universe.

    Have a Nice Day,
    Dr. Manhattan

  9. Re:Why I oughta!!! by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't understand how Warner Bros can presumably spend millions of dollars producing a movie without first securing the rights to the work the movie is based on. Do they not have a legal department?

    Yes, but it's too busy fighting pirates, YARRR!