Editing Who Framed Roger Rabbit (section)

===Legal issue===
Gary K. Wolf, author of the novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'', filed a lawsuit in 2001 against The Walt Disney Company. He claimed he was owed royalties based on the value of "gross receipts" and merchandising sales. In 2002, the trial court in the case ruled that these only referred to actual cash receipts Disney collected and denied Wolf's claim. In its January 2004 ruling, the California Court of Appeal disagreed, finding that expert testimony introduced by Wolf regarding the customary use of "gross receipts" in the entertainment business could support a broader reading of the term. The ruling vacated the trial court's order in favor of Disney and remanded the case for further proceedings.<ref>{{cite news | author = Paul Sweeting | title = Disney, ''Roger Rabbit'' author in spat | work = Video Business | date = February 5, 2004 | url = https://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA614737.html | access-date = November 4, 2008 | archive-date = February 1, 2002 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020201210442/http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA614737.html | url-status = live }}</ref> In a March 2005 hearing, Wolf estimated he was owed $7 million. Disney's attorneys not only disputed the claim but also said Wolf owed Disney $500,000–$1 million because of an accounting error discovered in preparing for the lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jesse Hiestand |url=https://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4903763-1.html |title=Roger Rabbit Animated In Court |work=[[AllBusiness.com]] |date=March 22, 2005 |access-date=November 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108212723/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4903763-1.html |archive-date=January 8, 2009 }}</ref> Wolf won the decision in 2005, receiving between $180,000 and $400,000 in damages.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1409831/disney-to-pay-wolf-rabbit-royalties |title=Disney To Pay Wolf 'Rabbit' Royalties |magazine=Billboard |date=July 5, 2005 |access-date=August 24, 2014 |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709120348/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1409831/disney-to-pay-wolf-rabbit-royalties |url-status=live }}</ref>