{"id":24522,"date":"2011-04-27T21:18:31","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T05:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=24522"},"modified":"2011-04-27T21:20:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T05:20:00","slug":"bloomberg-report-on-lucasfilm-vs-ainsworth-star-wars-stormtrooper-helmet-copyright-lawsuit-uk-supreme-court-descision-still-pending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/27\/bloomberg-report-on-lucasfilm-vs-ainsworth-star-wars-stormtrooper-helmet-copyright-lawsuit-uk-supreme-court-descision-still-pending\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg Report on Lucasfilm vs Ainsworth &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Stormtrooper Helmet Copyright Lawsuit; UK Supreme Court Decision Still Pending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/27\/bloomberg-report-on-lucasfilm-vs-ainsworth-star-wars-stormtrooper-helmet-copyright-lawsuit-uk-supreme-court-descision-still-pending\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24525\" title=\"Lucasfilm-vs-Andrew-Ainsworth-Copyright-Lawsuit-UK-Supreme-Court-Bloomberg-x380\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2011\/04\/Lucasfilm-vs-Andrew-Ainsworth-Copyright-Lawsuit-UK-Supreme-Court-Bloomberg-x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2011\/04\/Lucasfilm-vs-Andrew-Ainsworth-Copyright-Lawsuit-UK-Supreme-Court-Bloomberg-x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2011\/04\/Lucasfilm-vs-Andrew-Ainsworth-Copyright-Lawsuit-UK-Supreme-Court-Bloomberg-x380-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg today published a video report on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/category\/news-events\/lfl-ainsworth-stormtrooper-helmets\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Lucasfilm Ltd. vs. Andrew Ainsworth dispute<\/a>.\u00a0 After <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/16\/court-of-appeal-in-england-rules-in-favor-of-andrew-ainsworth-in-lucasfilms-star-wars-stormtrooper-helmet-copyright-legal-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ainsworth prevailed in the UK Court of Appeals<\/a> in late 2009, the case was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/06\/uk-mainstream-media-report-on-lucasfilm-vs-ainsworth-star-wars-stormtrooper-helmet-copyright-lawsuit-on-eve-of-supreme-court-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">argued  before the UK Supreme Court in early March<\/a>.\u00a0 Mr. Ainsworth features prominently while giving a tour of his studio; Lucasfilm is represented by a two sentence written statement.\u00a0 While the short broadcast captures an interesting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/31\/lucasfilm-v-ainsworth-high-court-ruling-let-the-spin-begin\/\" target=\"_blank\">mainstream media perspective<\/a> of the case, it lacks a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/17\/the-1709-blog-offers-coverage-insights-legal-analysis-of-lucasfilm-vs-ainsworth-uk-supreme-court-hearing-on-stormtrooper-copyright\/\" target=\"_blank\">substantive review<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/02\/uk-supreme-court-publishes-case-details-for-lucasfilm-limited-vs-andrew-ainsworth-copyright-dispute-awaiting-judgment\/\" target=\"_blank\">the two specific legal issues<\/a> under consideration in the pending UK Supreme Court decision, noting\u00a0 that &#8220;<em>the legal arguments are detailed and complex<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The full video can be viewed directly at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/video\/69055284\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.bloomberg.com<\/strong><\/a> or in the player below:<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/player.js?embedCode=RzZjJmMjo-bQ19xHAjUDWEQF3fcG8Gfc&amp;width=640&amp;height=360&amp;deepLinkEmbedCode=RzZjJmMjo-bQ19xHAjUDWEQF3fcG8Gfc&amp;videoProviderCode=oza2w6q8gX9WSkRx13bskffWIuyf&amp;autoplay=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg&#8217;s Louise Beale reports that &#8220;<em>Ainsworth sells his stomtrooper suits for up to \u00a31500 each, but claims that this battle is not about the money<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>In the segment, Ainsworth states:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>All I want is the principal of being able to make what I create myself.\u00a0 There shouldn&#8217;t be anybody in this world to be able to stop you being creative, or use your hands or your knowledge to do what you do for a living.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While there is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/16\/facebook-hosts-ongoing-public-debate-over-original-sculptor-credit-for-star-wars-stormtrooper-andrew-ainsworth-or-liz-moore-brian-muir\/\" target=\"_blank\">ongoing debate<\/a> over who contributed to the creation of the iconic stormtrooper character and how they did so &#8211; from two to three dimensional designs, to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/24\/star-wars-prototype-stormtrooper-helmets\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;prototypes&#8221;<\/a>, to various sculpts and original sculpting, etc. &#8211; there is no disputing that Mr. Ainsworth produced the final, actual stormtrooper props\/costumes worn in <em>Star Wars: A New Hope<\/em>.\u00a0 Mr. Ainsworth also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdsprops.com\/shop-online\/e11-blaster.html\" target=\"_blank\">offers for sale on his website<\/a> replica stormtrooper blaster props, which is a prop which he did not himself create, nor contribute to the original design or manufacture for the film (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/22\/shepperton-design-studios-expands-line-of-post-lawsuit-unlicensed-replica-star-wars-props\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shepperton Design Studios Expands Line of \u201cPost Lawsuit\u201d Unlicensed Replica Star Wars Props<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The statement below was provided to Bloomberg by Lucasfilm:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The imaginative characters, props, costumes, and other visual assets that go into making a film are the creative works of artists in the U.K. and worldwide.\u00a0 These works of art should receive the full protection of U.K. copyright law, just as they do in the rest of the world.\u00a0 The U.K. should not allow itself to become a safe haven for piracy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beale closes stating that &#8220;<em>with many film studios relying on film merchandising to make money, it won&#8217;t just be George Lucas interested in the outcome of this case<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All related articles can be found below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/category\/news-events\/lfl-ainsworth-stormtrooper-helmets\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lucasfilm-v-Andrew-Ainsworth-Shepperton-Design-Studios-News-Coverage-Portal-x400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2009\/11\/Lucasfilm-v-Andrew-Ainsworth-Shepperton-Design-Studios-News-Coverage-Portal-x400.jpg\" alt=\"Lucasfilm-v-Andrew-Ainsworth-Shepperton-Design-Studios-News-Coverage-Portal-x400\" width=\"400\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jason DeBord<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bloomberg today published a video report on the Lucasfilm Ltd. vs. Andrew Ainsworth dispute.\u00a0 After Ainsworth prevailed in the UK Court of Appeals in late 2009, the case was argued before the UK Supreme Court in early March.\u00a0 Mr. Ainsworth features prominently while giving a tour of his studio; 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