After a ruling last week, 20th Century Fox may still seek to have the release of Warner Brothers' Watchmen delayed.
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<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney for 20th Century Fox says the studio will continue to seek an order delaying the release of 'Watchmen.'</p>
<p>U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess last week agreed with Fox that Warner Bros. had infringed its copyright by developing and shooting the superhero flick, scheduled for release March 6.</p>
<p>Feess said Monday he plans to hold a trial Jan. 20 to decide remaining issues.</p>
<p>Fox claims it never fully relinquished story rights from its deal made in the late 1980s, and sued Warner Bros. in February. Warner Bros. contended Fox isn't entitled to distribution.</p>
<p>Warner Bros.' attorney said Monday he didn't know if an appeal was coming, but thinks a trial is necessary and a settlement unlikely.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Update: Warner Bros. continues marketing "Watchmen" for a March 6, 2009 release. Case in point, latest behind-the-scenes featurette with new footage from the movie.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Further Analysis from Drew McWeeny's <a href="../../../blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/2008-12-31-on-watchmen-12-31-08">Motion Captured</a></strong></p>
<p><em>PREVIOUSLY...</em></p>
<p><strong><a href="../../../articles/2008-12-24-judge-says-fox-owns-watchmen-rights">Judge say Fox owns 'Watchmen' Rights</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Analysis from Drew McWeeny's <a href="../../../blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/2008-12-26-worst-christmas-present-ever-from-fox">Motion Captured</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Analysis from <a href="../../../blogs/2008-12-11-awards-campaign-2009/posts/2008-12-24-warner-bros-is-going-to-have-to-bite-the-bullet-on-watchmen-dispute">Awards Campaign 2009</a></strong></p>
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