Wednesday, November 12, 2003
AFMA asks Court to Halt Release of Seuss Movie
In Federal Court today, AFMA Legal Counsel, Mike Weil, asked the government to issue a temporary injunction against Universal Pictures to prevent the release of the upcoming movie “The Cat in The Hat”. Citing copyright infringement, Mr. Weil stated at the hearing; “This is clearly a case of corporate espionage. They stole our idea and rushed this cheap knock-off into the theaters in an attempt to siphon off the revenue we would have generated with our movie. Clearly, they attempted to defraud movie-goers for their own gain.”
AFMA has been working diligently for over three years to bring their first children’s movie project to the screen. Titled, “The Dude in the Hat”, AFMA has had the cast and crew shooting in a secret location in Canada for 16 months. “Their plot lines, special effects and even main character are dead on the same”, Mr. Weil explained. “We have even heard that Universal plans to duplicate our bilingual effort.” In support of their case, Mr. Weil presented in court the below photograph from the planned Valentine’s Day release, “El Dudo en la Sombrero”.
In Federal Court today, AFMA Legal Counsel, Mike Weil, asked the government to issue a temporary injunction against Universal Pictures to prevent the release of the upcoming movie “The Cat in The Hat”. Citing copyright infringement, Mr. Weil stated at the hearing; “This is clearly a case of corporate espionage. They stole our idea and rushed this cheap knock-off into the theaters in an attempt to siphon off the revenue we would have generated with our movie. Clearly, they attempted to defraud movie-goers for their own gain.”
AFMA has been working diligently for over three years to bring their first children’s movie project to the screen. Titled, “The Dude in the Hat”, AFMA has had the cast and crew shooting in a secret location in Canada for 16 months. “Their plot lines, special effects and even main character are dead on the same”, Mr. Weil explained. “We have even heard that Universal plans to duplicate our bilingual effort.” In support of their case, Mr. Weil presented in court the below photograph from the planned Valentine’s Day release, “El Dudo en la Sombrero”.
