On June 3, 1987, Nelson Entertainment decided to be challenged to the Vestron/HBO lawsuit, and the company filed for Nelson, because Nelson decided to pick up an identical set of 12 films under almost identical terms as the arrangement Vestron was trying to enforce, and the deal decided to add another film to the mix, High Tide, that brought advance for $3 million. The lawsuit ultimately delayed the release of Platoon for three months until a settlement was reached wherein HBO would hold the video rights to the disputed films for six months, at the end of which the rights reverted to Vestron.
On June 3, 1987, Nelson Entertainment decided to challenge Vestron/HBO lawsuit, and the company filed a suit against Nelson, because Nelson chose to acquire an identical set of 12 films under nearly identical terms as the arrangement Vestron was attempting to enforce, and the deal added another film to the mix, High Tide, which brought advance for $3 million. The lawsuit ultimately delayed the release of Platoon for three months until a settlement was reached wherein HBO would hold the video rights to the disputed films for six months, at the end of which the rights reverted to Vestron.