Dawn of the Dead copyright owner drags Capcom to court

The MKR Group, which holds the rights to the horror flick Dawn of the Dead (1978) and its 2004 remake, has finally decided to drag Japanese publisher Capcom to court claiming that the latter’s game Dead Rising (2006) encroaches upon the copyright and trademark of the movie. It has filed an official complaint against Capcom at the US District Court in New York.

According to a report by Reuters, MKR group has claimed that…