Andrew
03-15-2004, 11:43 PM
French judge: Nemo not Pierrot (http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/15/nemo.suit.ap/index.html) -- CNN.com, 03/15/04
A French children's book author, who claims Disney's blockbuster "Finding Nemo" copied a fish of his creation, lost a court battle to ban the sale of Nemo products in France.
Franck Le Calvez argued that the lovable title character in "Finding Nemo" was based on his smiling orange-and-white clown fish named Pierrot.
A French children's book author, who claims Disney's blockbuster "Finding Nemo" copied a fish of his creation, lost a court battle to ban the sale of Nemo products in France.
Franck Le Calvez argued that the lovable title character in "Finding Nemo" was based on his smiling orange-and-white clown fish named Pierrot.