Judge Throws Out "Avatar" Idea Theft Lawsuit - Another Win for James Cameron

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

A judge throws out a lawsuit from a man who claimed to have developed a sci-fi project at the behest of Lightstorm Entertainment.

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles judge dismissed claims by Eric Ryder, who alleged that the blockbuster film ripped off his story called K.R.Z. 2068, described as an "environmentally-themed 3-D epic about a corporation's colonization and plundering of a distant moon's lush and wondrous natural setting."

The victory is another notch in the belt for Cameron, who has won several lawsuits already on this front.
Ryder was one of the first to sue Cameron, and although the writer faced incredibly long odds, he did bring allegations that in theory at least, gave him the best shot at prevailing. In particular, Ryder said in his lawsuit that he had visited Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment offices approximately six times in 2001, met with senior executives there, disclosed K.R.Z., and on the request of one of the company's development executives, had worked on numerous story drafts, 3D imaging material, photographs and visual representations of certain distant planet scenes.

Ultimately, Lightstorm passed on the project. According to the lawsuit, the company at that time "represented to Mr. Ryder that no one would go to see an environmentally themed feature length science fiction movie."

Although Cameron has put to bed another Avatar lawsuit, he's not completely clear from claims of theft. In Maryland, science fiction writer Bryant Moore is still alive in a case that claims that Avatar derives from two screenplays that were submitted to a Lightstorm executive. And in New York, album cover artist William Roger Dean is contending that Avatar copied 14 of his fantasy-infused artworks.

Disney has Announced that they are Building an Avatarland with in Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom. As part of the largest expansion in the history of the park, we’ll be adding all-new entertainment experiences, including a new nighttime spectacular where live music, floating lanterns, water screens and swirling animal imagery all combine to bring a show to Discovery River that will delight our guests and truly cap off their day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The park will introduce more nighttime entertainment as well, including live performers on Discovery Island (pictured above) and a new nighttime version of the Kilimanjaro Safaris.


As these concept renderings show in epic scale, in the world of AVATAR guests will encounter awe-inspiring floating mountains and wander through a nighttime jungle of bioluminescent plants that are alive with light and sound. Guests will also discover what it feels like to soar into the sky riding a Banshee.

As the world of AVATAR becomes real at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the energy and passion shared by our Imagineers and the Lightstorm team for this monumental task continues to be remarkable. I can’t wait to see the reactions of our guests as they step into a world that until now has only existed on the screen.

Source... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/james-cameron-wins-avatar-idea-642448

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