Warner's lawyers argued that Mr. Gordon and his lawyers had signed over rights to "Watchmen" without mentioning a crucial agreement between a company Mr. Gordon controlled and Fox.
The film industry was buzzing last week after a federal judge here allowed Fox to proceed with a lawsuit contending that Warner had filmed "Watchmen" without bothering to acquire rights that Fox says it has owned for 22 years.
Combined with the surprising timing of the book after the death of her sister, Alice, who had been the diligent protector of her work and legacy many wondered if the decision to publish Watchman was made without Lee's approval.
As a work of architecture, the panopticon allows a watchman to observe occupants without the occupants knowing whether or not they are being watched.
Ms Lee - who had barely uttered a public word for decades - also issued a statement, seeking to dismiss doubts that Go Set a Watchman was being published without her full consent.
They want a night watchman government that patrols the neighborhood without entering their homes.
Warner knows releasing a related film on DVD at the same time it is trying to motivate people to buy tickets to "Watchmen" is not without risk.
Some men were listed as having done work, then over-time and then acted as night watchmen for years without a break of any kind.
Some believe it to be the unsettled ghost of Kennedy, but John Li, the night watchman who is paid $7.75 an hour without benefits to patrol the empty halls, says its nothing of the kind.
George Zimmerman, a neighbourhood watchman, shot Trayvon Martin and was initially released without charge, after Florida police cited the "stand your ground law".
