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  • French Author Claims 'Finding Nemo' Plagiarism By Disney

    12/30/2003 1:20:59 PM PST · by Shermy · 89 replies · 5,283+ views
    Reuters ^ | December 30, 2003 | Shiraz Sidhva
    PARIS (Hollywood Reporter) - A French children's author has sued Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, claiming the cartoon fish they catapulted to fame in the worldwide blockbuster "Finding Nemo" was plagiarized from his 1995 creation Pierrot Le Poisson Clown. Pascal Kamina, a copyrights lawyer representing the author, Franck Le Calvez, confirmed in a telephone interview Monday that the case -- claiming damages for breach of copyright and trademark and demanding that they withdraw "Nemo" books and merchandise from French shops -- will come up for hearing in a French court Feb. 17. Disney denied the claims. "We consider...