Anne of Green Gables (1985 film) various Anne movies ("Anne of Green Gables", "Anne of Avonlea", "Anne of Green Gables—the Continuing Story") and "Road to Avonlea" properties both in Canada, the US and Japan. A Japanese court then determined that the heirs were not entitled to the reversionary rights that they claimed they had sold to Sullivan and that the AGGLA was set up for pursuing private interests and not for serving public interests such as maintaining or managing the value, fame or reputation of the literary work, the author or even the main character of Anne. The Court determined that the AGGLA was the heirs'
Anne of Green Gables (1985 film) of the rights that the family claimed to have sold to Sullivan. The Court stated that the heirs' reversionary copyright was non-existent and that there was no need for Sullivan or any other entity to account to the heirs for the use of the trademark in Japan. The Court stated: "It is not clear from a legal point of view why permission from the heirs of the author or its related entity the Anne of Green Gables Licensing (AGGLA) authority was necessary." The Japanese Court also extensively scrutinized whether the copyright in the book "Anne of Green Gables" had ever