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marktheshark
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Topic: Roger Dean to sue James Cameron over Avatar Posted: June 28 2013 at 17:46 |
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Well, it looks like Dean is going to go through with this. I've sort of wondered about this, the first thing I noticed in the trailors was the floating islands. Whether Dean's case has any weight is tough to tell. However scifi author Harlan Ellison successfully sued Cameron over Terminator's similarities to his Outer Limits episodes from the 60s.
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Knobby
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 17:57 | |
Lin Carter had floating islands long before Dean.
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Chris S
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 18:09 | |
^ please share Lin Carter's " art work"
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 18:25 | |
Anything that puts that arrogant schmuck Cameron in his place even just a little bit is A-OK with me!
Enjoy that, `King of the world'. |
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Atavachron
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 18:44 | |
I don't think Sir Geekalot cares about plagiarism anymore, he probably figures "So sue me". But I hope Mr. Dean makes back some of the lost money his hard work and imagination paid out to Cameron and his little beard.
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marktheshark
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 18:46 | |
Yes, I'm familiar with all that, but if you look at Dean's work as compared to Avatar, the similarities are beyond striking. And I don't just mean the islands but the landscapes, the dragons and arc formations of the rocks. Even Cameron admitted when asked if Dean had any influence on Avatar, he said "Maybe during my stoner days in the 70s." Or something to that effect. |
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 22:00 | |
guys i invented fantasy/sci-fi
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The T
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 22:04 | |
James Cameron's movies entertain me much more than Roger Dean's covers.
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The Truth
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 22:06 | |
Also who cares.
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Atavachron
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 22:08 | |
Maybe that's because Cameron's a thief. |
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HolyMoly
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 22:20 | |
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 22:24 | |
Wait, me or Cameron?! |
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dr wu23
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 22:54 | |
This one....?
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Horizons
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 23:19 | |
Guess Rodger needs some money after becoming completely irrelevant.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: June 29 2013 at 03:52 | |
If Roger wins can no on be inspired by art again? This is such nonsense.
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Chris S
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Posted: June 29 2013 at 05:24 | |
A good point, the same could be said for musicians influencing other musicianship. From day one though Avatar was pure plagiarism in terms of landscape. I hope RD gets due reward.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: June 29 2013 at 06:17 | |
I WILL PAY ROGER'S
LAWYER $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
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marktheshark
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Posted: June 29 2013 at 08:25 | |
Chuck Berry went after the Beach Boys for Surfin USA and the Beatles for Come Together. Even a suit could be brought on Cameron by Michael Blake who wrote Dances with Wolves, the stories are both pretty similar. But that may be stretching it. |
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Blacksword
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Posted: June 29 2013 at 08:55 | |
Ridiculous. Did Dean 'patent' the concept of floating islands?
Sounds like an ego attack to me, or maybe Dean just needs some cash.. |
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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thellama73
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Posted: June 29 2013 at 09:51 | |
He should sue Cameron for making such a terrible movie, not for using an art style vaguely similar to his.
This is why I have a problem with IP law in general. The idea that you can "own" the concept of floating islands is ridiculous and bad for innovation. |
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