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Dave Schuler wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Jeff Stembel writes:
> > The minifigs *are* accurate. The Han Solo minifig is a minifig depiction of
> > Han Solo, just as Harrison Ford was a human depiction of Han Solo. The minifg
> > is not a depiction of Harrison Ford as Han Solo.
>
> One might argue that action figures or minifigs represent the actors who in
> turn represent the characters...
Just a quick note here: TLC had better hope this isn't provable in a court of
law! Didn't Harrison Ford win a case concerning his likeness in the _Indiana
Jones_ movies and its transfer to a PC game? I think the case was settled that
Ford controlled his own face, and if it could be proven that he was necessarily
linked to the figure on screen, he needed to be given royalties for said
appearance.
However, that may just have been HF's deal with Spielberg; his deal with Lucas may
cover such direct portings of his image from the SW movies. I wouldn't be
surprised of Lucas and Company had considered this possibility. Does anyone out
there know what the story is about the fight for the face?
In any case, it's really kind of weird. I mean, who *doesn't* associate Harrison
Ford with Indy and Han, and how on Earth can you prove the necessary connection
(or, for that matter, alter something in such a way that it can suggest Han or Indy
without suggesting Ford)?!? Perhaps eating lots of pencil erasers will eradicate
the offending image.
Ack, my brain hurts. Time for bed.
best
Lindsay
FUT -> .o-t.fun, because this isn't really a debate, more like information
sharing. :)
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