In 1978, 20th Century Fox sued Universal claiming that 'Battlestar Galactica' infringed on 'Star Wars'. Universal countersued, alleging that 'Star Wars' stole from their 1972 film, 'Silent Running'
In 1978, 20th Century Fox sued Universal claiming that 'Battlestar Galactica' infringed on 'Star Wars'. Universal countersued, alleging that 'Star Wars' stole from their 1972 film, 'Silent Running'
In 1978 Fox filed a lawsuit against Universal alleging that Battlestar Galactica infringed on Star Wars. Here's what happened in that case.
Meanwhile Disney is sitting on The Black Hole like “won’t somebody sue us?”
The case ended up dragging on for five years and made it to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. However, for such a major case, the ending is not very satisfying. The two sides opted to settle ahead of a potential trial, leaving the allegations unresolved.
No shock there.
If I were the judge I could have ordered them to show me Empire Strikes Back before release...
If Boxey had magic powers maybe they'd have a point.
Perhaps Boxey the Chosen One fighting robots was going to be a future storyline, pre-empting the Prequel Trilogy.