Thirty-two years after its release, the boxing classic Raging Bull is still packing a punch — in the courtroom, anyway.

The movie has been the subject of a three-year-long copyright infringement suit. The suit has not only called into question who owns the material that was the basis for the film, but also highlights the challenges of using the copyright defense of laches.

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