Possible delay for "Watchmen" movie showing

With the recent Judge ruling over the "Watchmen" copyright case, a possible delay on the March 6th of 2009 release date of the film.

Judge Gary A. Feess decided that 20th Century Fox’s claims on the "Watchmen" copyright is legit. All interest consisting the right to distribute the ‘Watchmen’ motion picture.

Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures are now having problem with this recent development. The movie that they shot is now in limbo for the March release.

On the ruling, “Fox owns a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the ‘Watchmen’ motion picture,” the ruling said.

Fox acquired rights to the “Watchmen” graphic novel in the late 1980s for the producer Lawrence Gordon, but eventually dropped its own plan to make a movie from its story, about the underside of life for superbeings.

Mr. Gordon later pursued the project with Universal Pictures, and then with Paramount Pictures, before shooting it with Warner and Legendary under an arrangement that allows Paramount to distribute the film abroad.

Warner next move will be a settlement or an appeal...