Everyone who want to make their own Stormtrooper costume without fear of reprisals from George Lucas , move to Britain . That seems to be the message sent by theBritish courts , which have just declared thatStar warfare ‘ Stormtroopers are n’t copyrightable .
The British Court of Appeals upheld the original British verdict that the familiar white - and - black costume could n’t be considered copyrighted because it was n’t artistic creation . alternatively , the costume has been debate “ industrial design , ” and therefore only tolerate to keep right of first publication for 15 class after creation . British Lord Justices Rix , Jacob and Patten considered the look of the Empire ’s clone warriors to have a “ utilitarian , ” rather than artistic , function , and denied Lucasfilm the right to enforce their US right of first publication in the United Kingdom .
It ’ll be interesting to see how this ruling could bear on succeeding British copyright cases . Can British troupe now bring about merchandise based on any movie or television designs , as long as they ’re older than 15 yr , and use this as a defense ? The Cybermen have been around for almost three time that long , countenance ’s see if someone ’s braw enough to test the BBC ’s legal wrath .
George Lucas loses court appeal over Star Wars costume copyright[Times Online ]
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