Storm Troopers In The Courtroom

Written By Tamera H. Bennett

by: Tamera H. Bennett Testimony began today in Britain to enforce a 2006 California court judgment against a British prop designer held liable for copyright and trademark infringement of the Star Wars' "Storm Trooper" design.

Andrew Ainsworth, sculpted the Stormtrooper helmet for the first "Star Wars" movie in 1977. Ainsworth now sells replicas of the helmets and armor "casted from the original molds."

Lucasfilms won a $20 million judgment in 2006. Now that they are enforcing the judgment, Ainsworth is countersuing claim he owns the copyright and is entitled to a portion of the $24 Billion in "Star Wars" merchandising revenue.

May the Force be with you in all your litigation.

Tamera H. Bennett

Tamera H. Bennett is a wife, mom, lawyer, mediator, blogger, podcaster, and legal writer. For two decades she’s helped clients protect what they create by practicing trademark, copyright and entertainment law in Texas and Tennessee.

Tamera has co-hosted more than 85 episodes of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast since 2009. And, she’s been honored to write for BILLBOARD magazine and the TEXAS LAWYER.

In the summer of 2015, Tamera backpacked 100 miles over 10 days with her son's Boy Scout Troop. Tamera walked her first half-marathon in 2012 and walked the Cowtown Half Marathon in February 2016 and February 2017 with a PR each time. You can visit Tamera’s blog at createprotect.com and follow her on Twitter @tamerabennett.

http://www.tbennettlaw.com
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