November 27, 2013
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday shot down a bid by three movie studios to recover attorneys' fees and costs on behalf of Haynes and Boone LLP in a suit brought by a comic book artist alleging the film "Cowboys & Aliens" copied his work.
July 10, 2012
The studios behind the movie "Cowboys & Aliens" on Tuesday moved to toss a copyright infringement suit brought by an comic book artist who claims his comic of the same name was ripped off, arguing the artist has failed to assert key elements of copying.
December 01, 2011
A comic book artist lodged a copyright lawsuit against Universal Pictures Inc. and Dreamworks II Distribution Co. LLC on Thursday in Texas, claiming the hit movie "Cowboys and Aliens" copied his comic of the same name.