The Case Against the ‘Return of the Living Dead’ Cast is Dismissed! So What’s Next?
The original complaint might be gone, but the legal troubles are not over yet.
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If you’ve been following the legal battle brewing over The Return of the Living Dead, then we have some big news for you. The complaint against the original cast of the 1985 film has been dismissed!
If you’re not familiar with the case we have a full explainer article which contains all of the updates explained here. For those of you just now hearing about this, here is the briefest of brief rundowns.
Members of the original cast of The Return of the Living Dead began taking action over the past few months against what they claim is the illegal use of their images in merchandise being sold by Living Dead Media, the company who currently claims to own the rights to the movie’s copyrights and trademarks. Living Dead Media filed a legal complaint against the cast members, claiming their actions were harming Living Dead Media’s reputation and business. Now, about a month and a half after the original complaint was filed, the attorney representing Living Dead Media filed a request to dismiss their own case.
There’s a lot more to it than that, so if you want to know everything, you can read all about the timeline of events in our ongoing article documenting the case. But if you’re already familiar with what’s going on, the dismissal is the latest development, as officially announced on the ROTLD Originals’ Facebook and other social media accounts.
As the case develops, the next step will include the cast members proactively seeking compensation for the use of their likenesses on merchandise. If a settlement cannot be reached, they are prepared to file a complaint of their own against Living Dead Media. Keep checking back for future developments as we keep stay up to date on this case.
