Several former cast members of the Happy Days can argue to a jury that they are owed royalties from DVD sales of the hit series, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
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Judge: Happy Days cast may be owed DVD royalties
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- Published: 10:55 June 6, 2012
Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen White’s ruling on Tuesday clears the way for a trial on whether actors Anson Williams, Marion Ross, Don Most, Erin Moran and the widow of Tom Bosley may still be owed royalties on the use of their images in DVD packaging.
CBS Studios and Paramount Pictures sought to have their claims dismissed, arguing the group was properly paid.
A trial is scheduled for mid-July, but it won’t feature series stars Henry Winkler and Ron Howard, who are not parties to the lawsuit.
The actors’ group initially sued CBS for $10 million in April 2011, claiming they were cheated out of royalties from from the sale of products including gambling machines, T-shirts, board games, greeting cards and drinking glasses.
Attorney Jon Pfeiffer says the group has received payments for several other types of merchandise and the unpaid royalties from DVD sales are worth an estimated $320,000.
He said he learned after filing the case that Winkler and Howard had been paid for merchandise rights, but it was unclear how much.
Defence attorneys declined to comment.
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