Oct. 23, 2017
Possibly fake contract at heart of Ultraman rights dispute
A 40-year old contract that may or may not be a forgery is at the heart of a dispute between two Asian entertainment companies.
LOS ANGELES — A 40-year old contract that might be fake is at the heart of a dispute between two Asian entertainment companies on the verge of trial over the rights to Ultraman, a Japanese superhero that was a character in an enormously popular television series in the 1960s and 1970s, and several movies.
At a hearing on Friday, U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte tentatively ruled he would allow both sides to present forensic documen...
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