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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Orchestra Demands Shares of ‘Fantasia’ Video Profits: The Philadelphia Orchestra filed a lawsuit demanding half the profits from home-viewing issues of “Fantasia,” the classic movie it collaborated on half a century ago. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, claims Walt Disney Co. and Buena Vista Home Video did not obtain the orchestra’s consent for the videocassette and laser disc versions issued last fall. Disney sold 14.2 million copies of the new issue by Jan. 24, making $220 million in revenue and at least $120 million in profit, the lawsuit said. Disney spokesman Howard Green declined to comment.

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