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Imperial Storm Troopers Skirmish in Latest IP Battle

Posted by Zonk on from the oh-those-wacky-imps dept.

fm6 writes "According to guardian.co.uk, George Lucas is suing the designer of the Imperial Stormtrooper armor. Andrew Ainsworth took the original molds he used to make the props for the movies, and has been using them to make outfits that sell for up to £1,800 (US$3,600) apiece. Ainsworth has countersued for a share of the $12 billion that Star Wars merchandise has generated since the first movie."

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  1. Biter bitten by russotto · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'm guessing Lucas screwed this guy in the original contract, and now he figures that he can do the same thing right back. Unfortunately, he's about to find out that our court system is designed to allow the big guy to screw the little guy, not vice versa. (except class action suits where lawyers screw both sides but one or two little guys can make out big, but that's another story)