Disney's big hits "Anna and the Snow Queen" face copyright infringement lawsuit

ByLoren Javier

Movie by Walt Disney · Animation Studio 's ProductionFrozen"Was published in Japan in March 2014, it recorded the box office income of 3 rd ranking in Japan, writing about five months passed since publication It is a big hit work which is still open now. However, in the United States, trailers of Anna and Snow Queen are short animated "The SnowmanWe are suing copyright infringement lawsuit as being very similar to.

Case 3: 14 - cv - 01441 - VC Document 39
http://ja.scribd.com/doc/235555711/frozen-t

Kelly Wilson, The Snowman's creator, raised a lawsuit against Walt Disney as Anna and the Queen of Snow Queen looks like The Snowman. Mr. Wilson said "SequenceIt is alleged that "It closely resembles", and Disney receiving it received a motion complaining that plaintiffs' action should be dismissed as "there are several different elements in both works."

In the first trial, the judge said, "Although it is certainly possible to confirm the differences between the character of characters that appear in both works, at the time of the first trial, the similarities between the two works outweigh the differences "Explanation. "We point out that the works are similar, that the sequence of both works is too parallel from the beginning to the end, and that the jury can not conclude that" the essential similarities are none " .


Entertainment magazineHollywood ReporterAccording to the fact, unless a settlement is established between the two as it is, he / she conducts a trial at the courttrialIt will develop to.

The work "The Snowman" of Mr. Wilson can be confirmed from the following movie.

The Snowman


Snowman Snowman.


For a moment, I will drop the carrot of my nose that was on my face.


Rabbits looking at the dropped carrot.


If a rabbit might eat carrots, Snowman tries to pick up carrots ... ...


Falling from the cliff chasing the carrot.


Carrots were located under the cliffs, above the ice-laden lake.


Snowman looks at the car with a sad face.


The rabbits try to arrange the trees on the ice to pick up the carrots.


Snowman competes with skiing.


Somehow it came to the car earlier than the rabbits ... ...


I got carrot.


However, the ice at the feet of the rabbit who tried to take the car broke, and the rabbit seemed to be drowning.


Snowman used his carrot to rescue the rabbit.


At the end the rabbit returns a carrot and it is a happy ending.


The trailer of 'Anna and the Snow Queen' which is a problem can be confirmed from the following.

Disney's Frozen Teaser Trailer - YouTube


Snowman Olaf will appear in the trailer of "Anna and the Snow Queen".


When Olaf sneezed, the carrots of the nose went off.


Carrots are on top of the ice - laden lake.


Svens of the reindeer who loves carrot on the other side found a carrot. This is a pinch.


Olav who is about to walk on the slippery ice.


Sven is desperate too.


Ultimately the carrots got pulled together ... ...


Carriers flew away in a distant moment with a gleaming momentum.


Sven is running towards the carrot.


Olaf who gazes at a sadly face ... ...


Sven came to return the carrot, happy ending.


If it is said that there are differences, both works that are similar if they are similar at the time of the concept. I am worried about how the lawsuit will evolve in the future, followed by newsletters.