Judge Rules Fox Has Rights To “Watchmen”

The longstanding suit over rights to “Watchmen” seems to have been resolved, at least temporarily, in favor of Fox. Judge Gary Feess issued a preliminary ruling finding that Fox does have “copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the ‘Watchmen’ motion picture.” In order to keep to its proposed schedule to release the film in March, Warner Brothers would need to settle with Fox quickly, or file an appeal.