Watchmen Lawsuit Pt. 13: This Case is Far From Over

It’s important to note that the December 24, 2008 Watchmen ruling was related to both studio’s cross motions for summary judgment. Fox’s original summary judgment motion only requested relief for Claims 1 (copyright infringement) and 5 (declaratory relief) of their original complaint. So, even though Fox won on these two claims, Claim 2 (interference with contract), Claim 3 (breach of contract and Claim 4 (an accounting of incomes, revenues and profits) all remain unresolved. The Hollywood Reporter now reports that the remaining issues will go to trial on January 20, 2008. An attorney for Fox reportedly said the studio will continue to seek an injunction against the March 6, 2009 release while a Warner Brothers attorney reportedly said that a “settlement is unlikely.”