This legal dispute involves movies that generated billions of dollars, and now before any trial, a judge is being asked to weigh in on an important aspect of potential damages. Namely, the causal nexus between intellectual property infringement and Disney’s profits. Disney asserts that Rearden can’t establish a link between the use of software and why consumers are buying movie tickets.
Source: Disney Looks to Hold Onto ‘Avengers’ Profits in Dispute Over “Stolen” Technology