Wednesday, 29 November 2006

BL3: CUFADM02A Posting: “Finding Nemo”

QUESTION 1: What is the Website Address for BBC News?
Answer: http://news.bbc.co.uk/

QUESTION 2: After performing your Search, how many postings did your find?
Answer: 8 Postings

QUESTION 3: List the Title and Date of each Posting (in ascending date order i.e. from oldest to most recent)
Answer:

News - Disney sued in France over Nemo 24 Dec 2003

News - Finding Nemo case delayed 29 Jan 2004

News - Finding Nemo 'copy' case begins 24 Feb 2004

Newsround - Frenchman claims he invented Nemo 25 Feb 2004

News - French author loses Nemo battle 12 Mar 2004

Newsround - Writer loses court claim for Nemo 13 Mar 2004

News - Frenchman loses Nemo copy claim 20 Apr 2005

Newsround - Children's author loses Nemo case 21 Apr 2005

QUESTION 4: After reading the postings in date order, write a summary in your own words outlining:
  • The initial claim and demands by Franck Le Calvez
  • Some key features of the case in relation to the claim of Copyright and Trademark Infringement
  • The final court ruling, key issues supporting the courts ruling, and consequences for the various parties involved.
Answer:
The claim in question was to sue Disney/Pixar for copyright infringements on a character supposedly created years before "Finding Nemo". French writer Franck Le Calvez to action against Disney/Pixar saying they stole his idea and character. He claimed that his character was created 5 years before Disney/Pixar's character and he registered it with French copyright. He produced a book in 2002 just as "Finding Nemo" was in production. The judge ruled that there were not enough similarities between the characters to find for the plaintiff Disney /Pixar investigated and brought there own claim against Mr. Le Calvez, thus winning the case on grounds that footage had leaked out in France which Mr. Le Calvez may have had access too. Mr. Le Calvez was found guilty and incurred a heavy fine.

Resource: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ - reviewed 29/11/06 21:45
http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?scope=all&edition=i&q=Franck+Le+Calvez&go.x=29&go.y=9&go=go

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