Similar to the news story with the collector filing suit against Christie’s and CBS Paramount late last year (see “Star Trek Collector Sues Christies, CBS & Paramount Studios for $7 Million Dollars“), the story of the legal battle between George Lucas and his Lucasfilm production company and Andrew Ainsworth and his Shepperton Design Studios seems to have captured the interest of the mainstream media, only in this case, the story is much more international. This legal dispute is over the trademark and copyright of the Stormtrooper helmet and other helmets and armor produced for Star Wars: A New Hope. This story has broken very wide, in the last day especially, with well over 150 related stories showing up in Google searches yesterday into today. [Read more…]
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Releases 2007 Report
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released it’s 2007 Internet Crime Report last week.
The IC3 is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Per their webpage: [Read more…]
Superman Costume in the Marketplace – “Antiquities” in Las Vegas
An original prop collector sent me some photos taken on a trip to Las Vegas recently, of a Superman costume attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s. This is currently available for sale to the public at “Antiquities: The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace”. [Read more…]
Lucasfilm, Andrew Ainsworth Legal Battle Moves to UK
The Guardian reports that the Lucasfilm lawsuit against Andrew Ainsworth over the Stormtrooper armor trademark and copyright dispute moves to UK courts tomorrow. [Read more…]
More On “Gremlins Prop Heads” Offered On eBay: February, March, April 2008
This is a follow-up to the two Gremlins articles last week (see “Gremlins Prop Head on eBay“, “…Update“).
The last article referenced a “Gremlins Prop Head” that was listed on eBay in February that was marketed as “used in the movie gremlins” that was “acquired directly from Warner Bros”. This item was listed and relisted by eBay member slimerhead13 and appeared to have been purchased by eBay member ovie86 and relisted [“AUTHENTIC Screen Used Gremlins Head Prop Puppet RARE!!!” (eBay Item #220217619870). [Read more…]
It’s A Wrap! “Annual Prop and Wardrobe Sale Extravaganza” – Additional Details
As reported last week, It’s A Wrap! sent customers the following announcement via e-mail: [Read more…]
Fifth Wave of NBC Universal Studio Auctions – “My Name Is Earl”
NBC Universal is hosting a fifth wave of direct from the studio auctions focusing on the television series, “My Name Is Earl”. The previous sets of auctions listed included original props, wardrobe, and set-pieces from Heroes, The Office, 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights, Las Vegas, Law and Order, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. [Read more…]
Original Prop Blog: One Year Anniversary & Why The Hobby Matters
So it was one year ago today that I published the first article for the Original Prop Blog, “The Hobby Without A Name…” [Read more…]