'Roger Rabbit' novelist fights uphill battle in suit

May 20, 2008 Twenty years later, Gary Wolf, the science fiction author whose 1981 novel formed the basis of the movie, is still fighting his own crusade for cartoon justice -- or at least a pile of money from Disney, the film's distributor. Mention the Wolf case to seasoned entertainment litigators and you'll hear either a groan or a chuckle depending on which side of the talent-vs.-studios battle the lawyer fights. The case has spawned at least two significant judicial setbacks for profit participants trying to collect damages from studios.

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