Quebec cartoonist wins pay-out over Crusoe plagiarism



MONTREAL - A Quebec cartoonist on Wednesday won a 14-year legal battle against children's entertainment production company Cinar and several broadcasters for plagiarizing his animated works.
Cinar, which was sold in 2004 and relaunched as Cookie Jar, has been ordered to pay cartoonist Claude Robinson 5.2 million dollars (4.7 million US) for using his cartoon series "Les aventures de Robinson Curiosite" as the basis for its series "Robinson Sucroe."



Quebec cartoonist wins pay-out over Crusoe plagiarism
Cinar affiliates that broadcast the program, including France Animation and BBC Worldwide (Television), were also named in the ruling.
Robinson had presented his works to Cinar almost two decades ago, but was turned away. He later spotted Cinar's "Robinson Sucroe" series and noted its remarkable similarities to his own creation.
The Quebec Superior Court also ordered "Robinson Sucroe" producers to cease making the series and hand over all prints to Robinson.
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Thursday, August 27th 2009
AFP
           


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