James Cameron facing lawsuit over Avatar artwork
Published: 2013 July 02 10:41:48 (4730 Views)
English album cover artist, Roger Dean, famed for his work for bands such as Yes and Asia, has filed a complaint against James Cameron and 20th Century Fox on Thursday seeking more than $50 million in damages over 'Avatar'.
The artist's famous pictures of floating islands and fantastical landscapes have been used since the early '70s to grace the covers of some of the world's biggest bands as well as being made into best-selling posters and merchandise.
Reported in Deadline.com, Dean's 17-page suit claims that: "The similarities of each such work are substantial, continuing, and direct so as to rule out any accidental copying or similarity in scenes common to the genre.
"The infringing portions of Avatar are so similar to Plaintiffs Works that Defendants and others employed in the preparation of the film must have had access to the Plaintiffs Works."
The artist specifically claims that the world of Pandora is based on his works "Floating Islands," "Arches," and "Pathways" all of which seem to contain elements used in the film's visual make up.
Along with copyright infringement, Dean also is claiming contributory infringement, breach of implied contact, unfair competition and unjust enrichment.
This isn't the first time Cameron has been hit with copyright infringement suits.
He's currently fighting a multi-million suit from Bryant Moore, claiming that the writer's script was the basis for 'Avatar''s storyline, while previously Cameron and Fox have recently won over a copyright infringement suit from writer Elijah Schkeiban, as well as beating a a suit from Gerald Morawski, who also accused Cameron taking ideas for the plot from his work.
- Yahoo
The artist's famous pictures of floating islands and fantastical landscapes have been used since the early '70s to grace the covers of some of the world's biggest bands as well as being made into best-selling posters and merchandise.
Reported in Deadline.com, Dean's 17-page suit claims that: "The similarities of each such work are substantial, continuing, and direct so as to rule out any accidental copying or similarity in scenes common to the genre.
"The infringing portions of Avatar are so similar to Plaintiffs Works that Defendants and others employed in the preparation of the film must have had access to the Plaintiffs Works."
The artist specifically claims that the world of Pandora is based on his works "Floating Islands," "Arches," and "Pathways" all of which seem to contain elements used in the film's visual make up.
Along with copyright infringement, Dean also is claiming contributory infringement, breach of implied contact, unfair competition and unjust enrichment.
This isn't the first time Cameron has been hit with copyright infringement suits.
He's currently fighting a multi-million suit from Bryant Moore, claiming that the writer's script was the basis for 'Avatar''s storyline, while previously Cameron and Fox have recently won over a copyright infringement suit from writer Elijah Schkeiban, as well as beating a a suit from Gerald Morawski, who also accused Cameron taking ideas for the plot from his work.
- Yahoo
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