Copyright lawsuits confuse Disney with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, allegedly plundering and disguising the concept of the original project.
You have to believe that there is a dark production secret behind every great franchise when Predator, The writer is suing Disney. Comic book writers claim the rights to their characters when it comes to Marvel, for a while it’s history’s turn Pirates of the Caribbean Cooked by California jurisdiction. Copyright Proceedings on the History of the Sea Lords and their Exploitation Mickey Mouse Sk..
The two producers and co-authors behind the concept for the first film have a history of world renown. A bunch of opportunistic plagiarism and betrayal in the spirit of what they wrote for Jack Sparrow.. Disney did not like the conditions in which the two gentlemen played to assert their complaints, the studio intervenes and disapproves of the possible accusations. Pirates of the Caribbean 6 No Johnny Depp or Jack Sparrow. Explanation.
Legal drama in front of you
As if it was relayed hollywood reporter, A was 2017. Lee Alfred II and Ezequiel Martinez Jr. filed a lawsuit in California. raison ? Their preliminary script, sent to Disney in 2000, was allegedly looted and distorted on every level. Jack Sparrow’s personality is awesome and goofy, even Guinolesk is a Frankensteinization of their protagonist (he probably didn’t call him Jack Sparrow), he’s darker and scared of surveyors.
Disney, in connection with this, denies the existence of such character pre-development. The studio fought back in court, and the preliminary script was just a few general guidelines, a starting point that could be applied to any pirate film. Therefore, the spirit of this character (and all his influence on the rest of the saga) is considered original, stamped 100% Disney, and does not betray anything.
Writer, Disney and California
How was it all decided? In May 2019, a California federal court approved Disney after analyzing everyone’s complaints and discussions., 2000 Preliminary screenplay, 2003 Jack Sparrow (Release date) Curse of the Black Pearl) Theft and betrayal of the author’s vision. Mickey’s battle seemed to be winning, but it wasn’t.
July 2020, The Court of Appeal noted the first exaggerated judgment and resumed the case taking into account the similarities that it claims to have been detected between the 2000 and 2003 versions.Therefore, this suggests that there was in fact a pattern of extraction and betrayal during the development process. Go back to box 1 and remind the judge. Minor obstacle: Consuelo B. Marshall, who declared Disney’s first victory in May 2019, decided that the expert testimony was ultimately too inconsistent and lacking clarity, and was new. I refuse to make a decision.
Things get complicated
On their side, Screenwriters Alfred and Martinez always support their complaints more and update them... It’s important to understand that the duo are particularly angry with Disney, they were advised to send the script to the studio (from their professional assistants), but two years later Curse of the Black Pearl Has begun. Alfred and Martinez focused on the look of the film and saw their raw materials stolen with impunity, spitting on their imaginations.
As of December 2021, the case remains unresolved and more expert testimony, research and investigations are needed... As with any other property, it’s a hell of a lot of confusion, and terms and restrictions are often set on a case-by-case basis, depending on the details of each art department. Therefore, we don’t seem to have finished hearing about this fight from writers who pride themselves on being the franchise’s hidden abused grandfather.
They did not come out of the swamp
Like Marvel and its superhero, Disney Pirates of the Caribbean As we know, this is the result of the original work. If Alfred and Martinez manage to convince of their influence, the studio has a lot of money.. In addition, this will definitely give them the right to monitor the evolution and exploitation of the characters in the franchise (at least that of the a priori Jack Sparrow).
And for the symbolic value of such a verdict, It also means that Disney stole the work of two writers.To make them better invisible at the time of ransom, without maintenance or prior consent. Pirates of the Caribbean 6 There aren’t a lot of studio priorities these days.
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