Star Wars creator George Lucas in court battle over film replicas

THE Star Wars film empire struck back yesterday against one of the originators of the Stormtroopers.

Star Wars creator George Lucas in court battle over film replicas
Wed, 04 Nov, 2009 - 00:00
Stephen Howard

Prop designer Andrew Ainsworth, who helped manufacture the helmets and suits for the first film in 1977, now sells replicas from his studio in London.

George Lucas, the creator of the sci-fi series, tried to stop him last year in a multimillion-pound battle at the High Court.

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