Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth information

Lucasfilm v Ainsworth
Lucasfilm v Ainsworth
Court	Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Full case name	Lucasfilm Limited and others (Appellants) v Ainsworth and another (Respondents)
Decided	27 July 2011
Citation(s)	[2011] UKSC 39, [2012] 1 AC 208
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting	Lord Phillips; Lord Walker; Lady Hale; Lord Mance; Lord Collins

Lucasfilm Limited v Ainsworth [2011] UKSC 39 was a 2011 court ruling by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.^[1]^[2] The case concerned an intellectual property dispute over the production of Lucasfilm's Stormtrooper costumes by model maker Andrew Ainsworth.^[3] Mr Ainsworth argued that the helmets, which he continues to manufacture and sell, were functional props covered only by design right legislation, as opposed to Lucasfilm's assertion that they were sculptures or art which fall under copyright law.^[4] Design right protection is retained for 15 or 10 years, whereas copyright protection in this case would last 70 years after the death of the author.^[5]

^ "The Supreme Court Press Summary" (PDF). Supremecourt.gov.uk. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth [2011] UKSC 39, Supreme Court (UK).
^ "George Lucas defeated by Star Wars helmet man Andrew Ainsworth". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
^ "The Lucasfilm empire strikes out". Toronto: theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
^ "How copyright protects your work". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[1] "The Supreme Court Press Summary" (PDF). Supremecourt.gov.uk. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Lucasfilm-2] Lucasfilm Ltd v Ainsworth [2011] UKSC 39, Supreme Court (UK).

[3] "George Lucas defeated by Star Wars helmet man Andrew Ainsworth". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

[The_Lucasfilm_empire_strikes_out-4] "The Lucasfilm empire strikes out". Toronto: theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[5] "How copyright protects your work". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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