You ca n’t kibosh the Imperial Stormtroopers . George Lucas sued the original interior designer of the stormtrooper costume in Star Wars , endeavor to stop him trade reproduction . But even though Lucas run in a U.S. motor inn , he lost in the U.K.
Andrew Ainsworth establish the original costumes in the first flick , and he argued in motor lodge that they were mass - produced and useful . And this paid off . As lawyer Simon Bennett explained to the Guardian :
The judge resolve that the helmet could not be regarded as an artistic work because it was a mass bring forth point – recollect how many stormtroopers there were ? – and has an useful role .
However , the fact that Ainsworth lost his case in the U.S. intend that Lucas could sue him in the U.K. for “ infringement of foreign right of first publication , ” said Bennett . [ Guardian ]
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