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Japan's Highest Court Backs Thai Holder of Rights to Fictional Characters.
Byline: Bamrung Amnatcharoenrit
May 3--The eight-year legal battle between a Thai and a Japanese company over who owns the copyright to the popular Ultraman characters came to an end this week when the Tokyo Supreme Court rejected appeals by the Japanese company.
The high court upheld an Appeal Court ruling that a contract signed in 1976 between Sompote Saengduenchai, the founder of Bangkok-based Tsuburaya Chaiyo, and Noboru Tsuburaya, the founder of Tsuburaya Productions Co of Tokyo, remained valid.
Mr. Sompote said the contract gave his company ownership to the rights to Ultraman characters, including "reproduced" versions, as well as the ...
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