In 1963 he filed a lawsuit to enjoin distribution of the movie against John Beck as well as Toho and Universal (the films U.S. Cooper had assumed his rights were unassailable and was bitterly opposed to the project. Years later in 1962, Cooper had found out that RKO was licensing the character through John Beck to Toho studios in Japan for a film project called King Kong vs Godzilla. Selznick suggested the project to Cooper, the flurry of legal activity over using the Kong character that followed-Pioneer having become a completely independent company by this time and access to properties that RKO felt were theirs was no longer automatic-gave Cooper pause as he came to realize that he might not have full control over the figment of his own imagination. In 1935, Cooper began to feel something was amiss when he was trying to get a Tarzan vs King Kong project off the ground for Pioneer Pictures (where he had assumed management of the company). Cooper maintained that he had only licensed the character to RKO for the initial film and sequel but had otherwise owned his own creation.
Cooper created King Kong, he assumed that he owned the character, which he had conceived in 1929, outright. Different parties have also contested that various aspects are public domain material and therefore ineligible for trademark or copyright status. The rights to the character have always been split up with no single exclusive rights holder. While one of the most famous movie icons in history, King Kong's intellectual property status has been questioned since his creation, featuring in numerous allegations and court battles.
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