The Insane Avatar Copyright Lawsuit Filed Against James Cameron

[Fosus]

Originally Posted by tallbluewanderer

Sounds like someone was looking for a quick buck... Perhaps this was a publicity stunt, though -- they're getting free advertising, even though the lawsuit itself is probably frivolous at best. They might make front-page news on some news outlets for a few hours, at least, which can't hurt their sales...

This, exactly this.

[Boomachucka]

Originally Posted by Woodsprite

Hmm... I think you mean

That's amazing!

And yeah, I know it's been said before- But she's just looking to make some advertising.

Also... What 'author' would name their damn planet Tibet? Way to alienate an entire country if you don't represent it as the best place in the universe.

You can copyright characters (names) and things of that nature, but you can't copyright ideas and emotions (Travel to planet and do this, find love, etc). Otherwise it would have been done and there would not be any new art or form of entertainment, because that's way too broad.

Originally Posted by Read C.

Yep. And there's a saying that lawyers are pretty much just hired guns.

Also, OP: I love your avvy, pretty sneaky

Originally Posted by Aihwa

well, to be fair, lawyers sink a good portion of their life in schooling to do just that.

Wow, glad to see someone else who loves Tali here! She'd better be back in ME3- I'm sure she'll be a squaddie, as about 60% of the ME fan base will create a storm of epic proportions if she isn't.

[EywaBlessMe]

Let's see... a book no one's ever read because it hasn't been published is being plagiarized?

[Patrice Maire]

I didn't read anything other than the quick line about a female author... can someone do some looking and see if it's the same nutball lady that tried to sue the brothers who made the Matrix movies? She didn't take them to court until after the third movie was done!
Nut case... her story wasn't published either, it was a 'script' that she had shown to WB supposedly and claimed they ripped it off. Riiiiight... talk about an alternate reality!
If anyone has a case against Cameron its about five other filmmakers who came before him with similar plotlines. She doesn't have a case and will get thrown out before anything happens.

[Alyara]

Originally Posted by Patrice Maire

I didn't read anything other than the quick line about a female author... can someone do some looking and see if it's the same nutball lady that tried to sue the brothers who made the Matrix movies? She didn't take them to court until after the third movie was done!

The Matrix lawsuit was filed by a woman named Sophie Stewart I believe. If I find a link to that story Ill add it to this post.

I hate money grubbers. U want a successful script, make your own. I notice that I never hear about a movie that bombs having a lawsuit filed against it, just successful ones. Its Madness I say!