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Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« on: March 09, 2010, 02:57:36 AM »
From SciFi Wire:
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If you make the highest-grossing movie of all time (even if you don't win big Oscars), you're going to get sued by someone, and in the case of Avatar, it's by a guy who runs a cafe in Vancouver, Canada.

No, really: This guy, Emil Malak, told the Vancouver Sun that he's filing a copyright infringement suit against Cameron, claiming that the writer/director stole not only the story, but also the designs from Malak's proposed movie:

[Malak] claims he spent $120,000 developing his sci-fi script, Terra Incognita, which is about mining a precious metal on another planet and encountering alien beings that resemble certain aspects of those in Cameron's Avatar.

The lawyer said Malak hired a screenwriter and graphic artist to develop not only the script but the art direction of the story in the late 1990s.

Malak's lawyer says he sent a copy of the script for Terra Icognita and graphic designs in 2002 to Cameron's company, Lightstorm Entertainment Inc.
No comment yet from Lighstorm or Cameron, but we're going to go out on a limb here and say that this Malak guy has no case. After all, we all know that Cameron actually based his story on Pocahontas, Dances With Wolves and Braveheart. (Just kidding.)

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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2010, 03:13:50 AM »
He's not getting into Flannel Girl's pants by pulling this shit.

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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2010, 03:56:09 AM »
Human beings exploring in hopes of finding precious resources, then encountering natives, with both peaceful means and hostilities ensuing?  That's pretty original; he's definitely got an open-and-shut case there.
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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2010, 04:11:53 AM »
Fucking Christ, no more Avatar threads.  It LOST.  It's OVER.  Consign it to the dustbin of history.
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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2010, 04:33:18 AM »
Along with Star Wars, Goodfellas, The Shawshank Redemption, Raiders of the Lost Ark, L.A. Confidential, Munich, Raging Bull, The Searchers and Saving Private Ryan?  :teehee

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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2010, 05:41:47 AM »
Along with Star Wars, Goodfellas, The Shawshank Redemption, Raiders of the Lost Ark, L.A. Confidential, Munich, Raging Bull, The Searchers and Saving Private Ryan?  :teehee
A lot of those movies lost because they were shamelessly brilliant genre movies or just had balls.  Neither designation belongs to Avatar.

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« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2010, 05:50:29 AM »
Quit trying to make distinctions. They all lost and have clearly been confined to the dustbin of history. :smug

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Obviously they haven't been. And neither will Avatar.
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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2010, 06:35:16 AM »
 ??? ??? ???

What does that have to do with anything?

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« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2010, 06:38:34 AM »
You make zero sense.  ???

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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2010, 08:32:16 AM »
Along with Star Wars, Goodfellas, The Shawshank Redemption, Raiders of the Lost Ark, L.A. Confidential, Munich, Raging Bull, The Searchers and Saving Private Ryan?  :teehee
nice list
 
but you forgot The Insider.

infact, replace it with Munich. Much better...

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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2010, 10:36:36 AM »
Good luck malek.
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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2010, 10:40:52 AM »
So Cameron stole someone else's unoriginal idea?
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« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2010, 02:25:26 PM »
Along with Star Wars, Goodfellas, The Shawshank Redemption, Raiders of the Lost Ark, L.A. Confidential, Munich, Raging Bull, The Searchers and Saving Private Ryan?  :teehee

If we ranked all these movies, Avatar would be at the bottom of the list.

note: I haven't seen LA Confidential
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« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2010, 02:36:17 PM »
Along with Star Wars, Goodfellas, The Shawshank Redemption, Raiders of the Lost Ark, L.A. Confidential, Munich, Raging Bull, The Searchers and Saving Private Ryan?  :teehee

If we ranked all these movies, Avatar would be at the bottom of the list.

note: I haven't seen LA Confidential
It's been beaten to death but it's the movie that Titanic robbed of an Oscar.

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« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2010, 05:29:17 PM »
If we ranked all these movies, Avatar would be at the bottom of the list.

Even if this is 100% inarguable FACT, it doesn't fucking matter, because the point is that it's fucking distinguished mentally-challenged to say that a film will be forever relegated to the dustbin of history just because it failed to win Best Picture.

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« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2010, 05:40:30 PM »
God, Green Shinobi is such a glutton for punishment.

It's over, man.  I know you got used to anal, but I'm not going to ream you anymore.
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« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2010, 05:42:44 PM »
If we ranked all these movies, Avatar would be at the bottom of the list.

Even if this is 100% inarguable FACT, it doesn't fucking matter, because the point is that it's fucking distinguished mentally-challenged to say that a film will be forever relegated to the dustbin of history just because it failed to win Best Picture.

Avatar will have none of the classic, enduring staying power of the films listed.
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« Reply #17 on: March 09, 2010, 05:44:48 PM »
People will look at Avatar the same way the look at stuff like Willow and The Last Starfighter.
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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #18 on: March 09, 2010, 05:45:52 PM »
Quit flattering yourself, Ichirou.

You aren't clever, or even funny, and you have the debate skills of a Nintard.

If we ranked all these movies, Avatar would be at the bottom of the list.

Even if this is 100% inarguable FACT, it doesn't fucking matter, because the point is that it's fucking distinguished mentally-challenged to say that a film will be forever relegated to the dustbin of history just because it failed to win Best Picture.

Avatar will have none of the classic, enduring staying power of the films listed.

Once more:

Even if this is 100% inarguable FACT, it doesn't fucking matter, because the point is that it's fucking distinguished mentally-challenged to say that a film will be forever relegated to the dustbin of history just because it failed to win Best Picture.

If you really want to argue that the film that sold more tickets than anything else since 1997 and that has at least one sequel in the works is going to be quickly forgotten, go ahead. But that's a pretty dumb argument, IMO.
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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2010, 05:47:10 PM »
Quit flattering yourself, Ichirou.

You aren't clever, or even funny, and you have the debate skills of a Nintard.

And yet I've managed to repeatedly eviscerate you, so what does that say about your level of intellect, you feces-flinging chimpanzee?
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« Reply #20 on: March 09, 2010, 05:51:45 PM »
And yet I've managed to repeatedly eviscerate you, so what does that say about your level of intellect, you feces-flinging chimpanzee?

Again, don't flatter yourself.

You've tagged along while vastly superior posters like Willco, Wrika Wrek and am nintenho made the serious arguments and then thrown in a few wisecracks. You haven't eviscerated anyone, nor are you capable of doing so.

Don't you have lolis to be jacking off to?

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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2010, 05:52:53 PM »
And yet I've managed to repeatedly eviscerate you, so what does that say about your level of intellect, you feces-flinging chimpanzee?

Again, don't flatter yourself.

You've tagged along while vastly superior posters like Willco, Wrika Wrek and am nintenho made the serious arguments and then thrown in a few wisecracks. You haven't eviscerated anyone, nor are you capable of doing so.

Don't you have lolis to be jacking off to?

Every time you reply to my posts, your annihilation is assured.  And yet, you can't stop yourself from doing it.  You're so dumb. :lol
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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2010, 05:56:08 PM »
That makes zero sense, you festering pile of scrotal gangrene.

You really are the least intelligent poster on this board, aren't you?

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« Reply #23 on: March 09, 2010, 05:58:00 PM »
That makes zero sense, you festering pile of scrotal gangrene.

You really are the least intelligent poster on this board, aren't you?

I love how your insults all boil down to "I have a 160+ IQ and you don't!"
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« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2010, 05:59:26 PM »
Avatar

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Star Wars: No. Star Wars has proven to be quite timeless and influential. Avatar will probably be similar in terms of influential technical achievements in the future, but that's about it.

Goodfellas: No. One of the greatest films of the 90s, and an undeniable classic.

The Shawshank Redemption: No. One of the most popular, loved films of all time. Also one of the best films of the 90s

Raiders of the Lost Ark: No. Arguably the greatest adventure film of all time. Introduced one of the great characters in cinema.

Munich: Ok, Avatar will be remembered more than this. I really liked Munich btw, but is it considered a classic film?

Raging Bull: No. One of the greatest films of all time, featuring a standout performance from Robert De Niro.

The Searchers: No. One of the greatest westerns of all time.

Saving Private Ryan: No. It has defined war films (and shows) since its release.
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« Reply #25 on: March 09, 2010, 06:05:43 PM »
No, my insults boil down to the fact that you're a complete waste of life with zero redeeming qualities aside from the fact that at one point in your life, you watched a good number of films. I can't imagine anyone being masochistic enough to spend any time with you in person, and I'm starting to suspect that a major reason you went to Japan is because you had no social life to speak of in your home country. It seems that the only real satisfaction and self-validation you get is in bashing people who you perceive as having inferior taste to yourself. I'd say that you were probably never really clever at all as a child, and so you decided to try to become a "film buff" so that you could have a subject where you could at least pretend to be on equal terms with the people you envied growing up.

In short, your existence seems completely sad and useless, and while I've had a few personal setbacks over the last few years, I'm just really, really fucking glad I'm not you.


Also, PD, you're missing the point. You're missing it more than Michael Bay missed the mark when he made Pearl Harbor.

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« Reply #26 on: March 09, 2010, 06:11:01 PM »
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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #27 on: March 09, 2010, 06:38:51 PM »
No, my insults boil down to the fact that you're a complete waste of life with zero redeeming qualities aside from the fact that at one point in your life, you watched a good number of films. I can't imagine anyone being masochistic enough to spend any time with you in person, and I'm starting to suspect that a major reason you went to Japan is because you had no social life to speak of in your home country. It seems that the only real satisfaction and self-validation you get is in bashing people who you perceive as having inferior taste to yourself. I'd say that you were probably never really clever at all as a child, and so you decided to try to become a "film buff" so that you could have a subject where you could at least pretend to be on equal terms with the people you envied growing up.

In short, your existence seems completely sad and useless, and while I've had a few personal setbacks over the last few years, I'm just really, really fucking glad I'm not you.


Also, PD, you're missing the point. You're missing it more than Michael Bay missed the mark when he made Pearl Harbor.

Stop projecting the reasons you went to Korea onto me. :lol
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Re: Copyright suit filed against James Cameron over Avatar
« Reply #28 on: March 09, 2010, 06:43:55 PM »
BOTH OF YOU GUYS GO TO THE TIME OUT CORNER

GS, you are better than this, and you know it. Stop taking the bait each and every time it's put in front of you.

Ichirou, stop baiting the Green Shinobi, it's getting tiresome and shitting up every thread and I swear to God the Icons are about to unleash their pent up frustrations all over your face
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« Reply #29 on: March 09, 2010, 06:48:53 PM »
That sounds kind of sexy, bro.
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« Reply #30 on: March 09, 2010, 06:57:01 PM »
then you know what you need to do  :-*
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« Reply #31 on: March 09, 2010, 07:49:27 PM »
hot, steamy wine in Ichi's face  :drool
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« Reply #32 on: March 09, 2010, 08:11:18 PM »
GS still being baited?

WTH?

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« Reply #33 on: March 09, 2010, 08:24:55 PM »
Even if this is 100% inarguable FACT, it doesn't fucking matter, because the point is that it's fucking distinguished mentally-challenged to say that a film will be forever relegated to the dustbin of history just because it failed to win Best Picture.

people are just kidding to get you riled up

and its working

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« Reply #34 on: March 09, 2010, 09:35:16 PM »
saw this on gaf

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