Starwars the court battle: Sword of Truth replaced by lightsabre
"It is a David and Goliath battle that would make even Luke Skywalker think twice about reaching for his lightsabre.
A British prop designer who created the armour for the Star Wars characters is being sued for £10 million in the High Court by the film's director, George Lucas.
Andrew Ainsworth, who is based in a modest workshop in Twickenham, south-west London, provoked the movie mogul's wrath by churning out replica outfits from the original moulds and selling them for up to £1,500 each to fans".
I think it is interesting that there was no contract between George Lucas and Andrew Ainsworth. And, that Andrew Ainsworth is both arguing that he owns the intellectual property right, and that it has expired if it was owned by George Lucas.
This is a very interesting one ideed - not so straightforward.
ReplyDeleteOf course Lucas is p---ed off he's missing out on the lucre.