. "two court actions" . "Thunderball Operation Thunder" . . "controversy over the film rights and characters of ''Thunderball''" . . . . . . . . . . "unusual circumstances" . . . . . "long legal battle" . . "long-standing litigation" . . . . "controversy over ''Thunderball''" . . . . . . "breach of copyright over the book" . "Thunderball" . . . "the subject of a legal action" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Thunderball (novel)" . "sued Sony Pictures in 1997" . "court case" . . . . . "''Thunderball''" . "rights dispute" . . "the controversy over ''Thunderball''" . "253" . . . . "novel" . "1961-03-27" . "legal problems" . . "legal dispute" . . . "copyright issues" . "of the same name" . . . . "''Thunderball'' (novel)" . "controversy over the 1961 ''Thunderball'' novel" . . "ongoing legal dispute" . . . "Controversy over ''Thunderball" . . . . . . "''Thunderball'' controversy" . "Thunderball (novel)" . "the already ongoing legal dispute" .