Film generating the most money throughout history, Avatar, allegedly copying a novel by citizens of China, Zhou Shaomou. Last Friday, the Beijing court accepted the lawsuit Zhou registration of James Cameron, director screenwriter as well as offline. "I was told to go to court next Monday to enter a material lawsuit," said Zhou told China Daily, Friday, July 9 2010.
Zhou, who is now general manager of a high-tech company based in Beijing, admitted that he had spent seven years writing a novel titled "The Story of Blue Crow," a novel which tells the journey of six astronauts to an alien planet inhabited by blue-skinned creature. Zhou states, 80 percent of the plot and the key elements together with his film Avatar, which were completed in 1997.Zhou also expressed readiness to follow the courts' long-term. "
"I do not mind. I'm ready if you have spent time in court. And I was prepared to lose," Yao katanya.Lu, the Court of Beijing, said at least half a year to take forward the case to trial. "In connection with the fact the defendant is a foreign citizen or foreign company, it takes time to send claims through diplomatic channels. And if they have a China agent, communicating with them also will take time," said Zhou Lu.Ini second time to register a claim for Avatar.
He has gone to the Haidian People's Court on March 7 last, and sued one billion yuan in indemnity, or equivalent 147 million U.S. dollars, but this case is revoked for lack of evidence in gugatannya.Zhou also complained there was nothing serious attention to his case. But in the second experiment, he abolished the number of claims for compensation and compensation ekeonomi store until someone putusan.
Beside Cameron, Zhou also sued 20th Century Fox film company, two domestic distributors in China, including the cinema where he watched Haidian Avatar. He asked them to recognize the intellectual property rights violations and prosecute the petition maaf.Tidak none of the defendants responded ini.Meski so, a staff of Avatar distributor in China told the Beijing News that the framework of Avatar was created in 1995. Because the new Zhou's work appeared in 1997, then according to alleged infringement of intellectual property rights were fabricated Zhou ada.Gugatan itself, according to a lawyer named Yang Huipeng, thin to win.
"Even if the court decides Zhou won, while Cameron or its representative was not present, obviously the decision will not affect much,". Interrestingly, the Court of Beijing has also received a case against the other Avatars. He Dexiang, a resident of Beijing, claiming the film Cameron based the script in 2003. He also demanded an apology and compensation, according to the Mirror, the Evening News. But there is no any information from the court regarding this.
