Platinum Studios (PDOS)

[brian1630]

When Cowboys & Aliens was released, not only did it receive lukewarm reviews, but was also considered a financial disappointment, grossing just $175 million worldwide, barely more than it cost to produce. Now the film’s producers must grapple with another nightmare as a comic book author wages a legal battle against them, claiming they stole the idea from his 1995 story of the same name.Austin-based author Stephen John Busti claims he came up with the idea for cowboys fighting aliens in 1994 and published the story in a 1995 comic called Bizarre Fantasy.


http://thelegalady.com/2011/12/12/coincidence-or-copyright-you-be-the-judge-cowboys-and-aliens/