Phanatic lawsuit: Phillies say they want their money back if they lose

If the Philadelphia Phillies lose the rights to the Phillie Phanatic, their lawyer says the team wants its money back. The Phillies paid $215,000 to creators Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison — and their design firm Harrison/Erickson — in 1984 for the rights to use the Phillie Phanatic as the team's mascot “forever.” The firm claims it can renegotiate those terms, as the Phanatic is worth much more now. A section of the Copyright Act allows creators of copyrighted works to renegotiate or…