Harlan Ellison is a great writer and also one guy you don't want to piss off.

He wrote the classic Star Trek episode "City on the Edge of Forever" (often called by best episode of the original series by fans and non-fans alike), and now he's suing CBS-Paramount over what they have done with the story since he got paid for writing it in 1967. He got paid for the script and got residuals, but in the years after the episode aired the studio has not only published a sequel trilogy with Pocket Books based on the episode, they even had a "Guardian of Forever" talking Hallmark Christmas ornament that said Ellison's lines from his script, so he wants his money.

And make no mistake about it, it is money he's after. He even says so himself, saying "I'm doing it for the 35-year-long disrespect and the money!" He's also suing the Writers Guild of America for doing nothing about it over the years, even though he tried to get them to help him settle the matter. He's only asking for $1 from them though.

I think a friend of mine owns one of those ornaments.