Watership Down Enterprises, the estate and family of author Richard Adams, has won an English High Court lawsuit against U.S. producer Martin Rosen, who wrote and directed the classic 1978 animated film of Adams’ beloved novel Watership Down.
In a judgment issued on 27 May 2020, Rosen and companies controlled by him were ordered to pay the estate court costs and an initial payment for damages totalling approximately $95,000 within twenty-eight days for infringing copyright, agreeing unauthorised license deals and denying royalty payments. Additional damages are due to be assessed at a future hearing.
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Ipec) also terminated the original contract in which motion picture rights for Watership Down were originally granted to Rosen in 1976.
The High Court heard that Rosen entered contracts worth more than $500,000 after wrongly claiming he owned all rights to Watership Down. The court also heard that Rosen made a further $85,000 from an unauthorised licence...
In a judgment issued on 27 May 2020, Rosen and companies controlled by him were ordered to pay the estate court costs and an initial payment for damages totalling approximately $95,000 within twenty-eight days for infringing copyright, agreeing unauthorised license deals and denying royalty payments. Additional damages are due to be assessed at a future hearing.
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (Ipec) also terminated the original contract in which motion picture rights for Watership Down were originally granted to Rosen in 1976.
The High Court heard that Rosen entered contracts worth more than $500,000 after wrongly claiming he owned all rights to Watership Down. The court also heard that Rosen made a further $85,000 from an unauthorised licence...
- 6/2/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
A court in England has ruled in favor of Watership Down Enterprises, the estate and family of author Richard Adams, in an action brought against producer Martin Rosen, who wrote and directed the 1978 animated film of Adams’ novel “Watership Down.”
In a judgment issued on May 27, Rosen and companies controlled by him were ordered to pay the estate court costs and an initial payment for damages totaling approximately $95,000 within 28 days for infringing copyright, agreeing unauthorized license deals and denying royalty payments. Additional damages will be assessed at a future hearing.
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court – in a case heard by His Honour Judge Hacon – also terminated the original contract in which motion picture rights for “Watership Down” were originally granted to Rosen in 1976.
The court heard that Rosen entered contracts worth over $500,000 after claiming he owned all rights to “Watership Down.” Rosen made a further $85,000 from an unauthorized license for an audiobook of the novel,...
In a judgment issued on May 27, Rosen and companies controlled by him were ordered to pay the estate court costs and an initial payment for damages totaling approximately $95,000 within 28 days for infringing copyright, agreeing unauthorized license deals and denying royalty payments. Additional damages will be assessed at a future hearing.
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court – in a case heard by His Honour Judge Hacon – also terminated the original contract in which motion picture rights for “Watership Down” were originally granted to Rosen in 1976.
The court heard that Rosen entered contracts worth over $500,000 after claiming he owned all rights to “Watership Down.” Rosen made a further $85,000 from an unauthorized license for an audiobook of the novel,...
- 6/1/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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