Lucasfilm closes down Shepperton studios
Lucasfilm closes down Shepperton studios
I wonder if this will make the Shepperton suits more valuable now. Hahaha.
Lucasfilm Ltd. Wins Major Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Star Wars Stormtrooper Pirate
U.S. District Court Awards $20 Million for Illegal Creation and Sales of Unauthorized Star Wars Products
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has awarded Lucasfilm Ltd. $20 million in damages in a copyright infringement and unfair competition case against the British firm Shepperton Design Studios and its owner, Andrew Ainsworth.
The court found that Shepperton Design Studios had been marketing unlicensed copies of Stormtrooper helmets and costumes, and TIE fighter pilot helmets from the Star Wars films, as well as making misleading claims about the authenticity and origins of these items.
The Judgment, by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, awards damages to Lucasfilm Ltd. for copyright infringement, unfair competition and trademark infringement and permanently bars Shepperton Design Studios from copying, reproducing, importing, licensing, marketing or displaying any of its unauthorized Star Wars products in the United States. Lucasfilm is also pursuing legal action against Shepperton in the U.K., where the company is based, to ensure that the judgment is enforced there.
“Lucasfilm vigorously protects its intellectual property rights in Star Wars,� said Howard Roffman, President of Lucas Licensing. “Infringers like Shepperton need to understand that we will pursue them anywhere in the world to shut them down and seek restitution.�
Roffman noted that many Star Wars fans around the world produce replicas of Star Wars costumes for their own personal use and enjoyment, an activity to which Lucasfilm Ltd. has no objection. One such group, the “501st Legion� of Stormtroopers, is a global organization that has often worked with Lucasfilm and its partners. “We appreciate that Star Wars has sparked the imaginations of fans around the world,� he said. “We would never want to discourage fans from showcasing their enthusiasm for the movies. However, anyone who tries to profit from using our copyrights and trademarks without authorization crosses the line; they become an infringer and we will go after them.�
Lucasfilm Ltd. Wins Major Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Star Wars Stormtrooper Pirate
U.S. District Court Awards $20 Million for Illegal Creation and Sales of Unauthorized Star Wars Products
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has awarded Lucasfilm Ltd. $20 million in damages in a copyright infringement and unfair competition case against the British firm Shepperton Design Studios and its owner, Andrew Ainsworth.
The court found that Shepperton Design Studios had been marketing unlicensed copies of Stormtrooper helmets and costumes, and TIE fighter pilot helmets from the Star Wars films, as well as making misleading claims about the authenticity and origins of these items.
The Judgment, by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner, awards damages to Lucasfilm Ltd. for copyright infringement, unfair competition and trademark infringement and permanently bars Shepperton Design Studios from copying, reproducing, importing, licensing, marketing or displaying any of its unauthorized Star Wars products in the United States. Lucasfilm is also pursuing legal action against Shepperton in the U.K., where the company is based, to ensure that the judgment is enforced there.
“Lucasfilm vigorously protects its intellectual property rights in Star Wars,� said Howard Roffman, President of Lucas Licensing. “Infringers like Shepperton need to understand that we will pursue them anywhere in the world to shut them down and seek restitution.�
Roffman noted that many Star Wars fans around the world produce replicas of Star Wars costumes for their own personal use and enjoyment, an activity to which Lucasfilm Ltd. has no objection. One such group, the “501st Legion� of Stormtroopers, is a global organization that has often worked with Lucasfilm and its partners. “We appreciate that Star Wars has sparked the imaginations of fans around the world,� he said. “We would never want to discourage fans from showcasing their enthusiasm for the movies. However, anyone who tries to profit from using our copyrights and trademarks without authorization crosses the line; they become an infringer and we will go after them.�
Hey Paul, thanks for the info...was so close to get one of its Tie helmet...Paul K wrote:I would be so lucky. Nah... Strange but the Shepperton site is still up and running when I checked this morning.Dr EMH wrote:Are your Stormtrooper helmets and costumes and TIE fighter pilot helmets purchased from Shepperton?
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Actually it seems that although a US court ruled in favour of LFL, They have yet to convince a UK court to do the same. This is why its still business as usual for SD Studios.
If you don't mind getting a migrane you can read all about the legal mambo-jambo here:
SDS Court case
If you don't mind getting a migrane you can read all about the legal mambo-jambo here:
SDS Court case
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where do u get the figures? ... surely more than that lah.Plo Strax-Avix wrote:10 ST movies, plus hundreds of ST episodes over 40 years: 50 Milllion???[/color][/b]
UPN (United Paramount Network) made $8 billion from ad sales in year 2000 alone ... not counting the profit from the sale of DVDs and franchise merchandise ... go figure the earnings Paramount earned over the past 4 decade ...
May the Force Live Long & Prosper ...
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I was just being very sarcarsticDr EMH wrote:where do u get the figures? ... surely more than that lah.Dr EMH wrote:Plo Strax-Avix wrote:10 ST movies, plus hundreds of ST episodes over 40 years: 50 Milllion???
Oklah, I'm feeling generous, so I'll estimate Paramount made a billion USD over 4 decades!
GL made a billion or more in the last 5 years alone