News Studio Nue's Copyright of Macross Upheld
posted on 2002-10-05 13:03 EDT by Christopher Macdonald
The Kyoto Shimbun reports that Tatsunoko's recent appeal in the Macross rights case has been dismissed by the Tokyo High Court.
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