Who Watches the Distribution Rights?

After getting me all excited with a kick-ass trailer, now comes news that Fox is attempting to block distribution of the new Watchmen movie:

Fox argues it acquired motion picture rights to the "Watchmen" graphic novel in the last 1980s, and that even though it relinquished certain rights to the material in 1991 it held onto the right to distribute the first movie.

"We will be asking the court to enforce Fox's copyright interests in "The Watchmen" and enjoin the release of the Warner Brothers film and any related 'Watchmen' media that violate our copyright interests in that property," said Fox spokesman Gregg Brilliant.

I'm not going to comment on the legal merits of the claim since (A) I'm not an attorney, and (B) even if I were, it's not like I've ever seen the relevant contracts, etc.

I'm simply going to suggest that if this movie isn't released on time, certain individuals may find themselves dropped down elevator shafts.