Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-1395514-20150522155925/@comment-6532857-20150525184830

This is related to the Chaiyo/Sompote Sands case. (See the complaint

11. In 2007, Mr. Sompote transferred all of his rights in the 1976 Agreement to Mr. Perasit Saengduenchai (“Mr. Perasit”). Mr. Perasit then transferred all rights in the 1976 Agreement to Plaintiff UMC.

12. On December 24, 2008, Mr. Sompote confirmed in writing that all conveyed to him by the 1976 Agreement were validly transferred to UMC.

13. Thus, under the 1976 Agreement, UMC is the exclusive holder of all rights granted under the 1976 Agreement. This includes the indefinite right to exploit the copyrights in the ULTRAMAN works, and all attendant exclusive rights in copyright, in every country except for Japan.

I don't think that's how distribution rights work, but I could be wrong. Then there are some of the errors as noted in the Chaiyo case (Ultra Q being called ULTRAMAN 1, for instance.)