iron ram Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/29/138794022/designer-wins-right-to-sell-star-wars-stormtrooper-outfits-in-the-u-k?sc=tw&ft=1&f=1001 Freshly pressed stormtrooper outfits, just like the ones worn in the original 1977 Star Wars film, are still legally for sale in Great Britain after the country's Supreme Court ruled that the south London industrial designer who originally made them could keep on making them. As Vicki Barker reports on All Things Considered tonight, Andrew Ainsworth beat back a challenge from Lucasfilm that started brewing about seven years ago when the entertainment company got wind of the fact that he hadn't stopped making stormtrooper getups after his work on the film ended. Lucasfilm won a $20 million suit against Ainsworth in the United States. British courts, however ruled that his work was functional and not artistic, meaning it fell under less lengthy copyright laws in Britain. So Ainsworth is free to sell the outfits, the BBC pegs their cost as up to 1,800 British pounds, in his homeland. He is not, however able to sell them in the United States and can't visit the States without plumping for the $20 million that U.S. courts say he owes Lucasfilm. The BBC quotes Ainsworth after the U.K. court ruling: "This is a massive victory, a total victory, we've already got the champagne out." Tags: Star Wars, Britain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Let's be clear: Andrew Ainsworth did NOT design the Star Wars Stormtrooper. Ralph McQuarrie did (there are dated sketches), along with sculptors Liz Moore (who died in a car accident before ANH came out) and Brian Muir sculpted the armor. John Mollo (costume designer) also contributed to the creation and design. AA did the vacuforming, that's all. Let's prevent misinformation and don't give credit to where it's not due. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grit Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Let's be clear: Andrew Ainsworth did NOT design the Star Wars Stormtrooper. Ralph McQuarrie did (there are dated sketches), along with sculptors Liz Moore (who died in a car accident before ANH came out) and Brian Muir sculpted the armor. John Mollo (costume designer) also contributed to the creation and design. AA did the vacuforming, that's all. Let's prevent misinformation and don't give credit to where it's not due. Thank you. that is a grate point it is a massive shame that it happened how it did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 The courts always seem to amaze me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkal Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Jeez are people still talking about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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