Article: Author accuses Disney of copyright infringement.(Franck Le Calvez)

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French author and marine biology enthusiast, Franck Le Calvez, has told a French court that Disney and animation studio, Pixar, stole his clown fish character, Pierrot, for use in its film 'Finding Nemo'.

Calvez, who is suing Disney and Pixar for copyright infringement, told the seven hour hearing that he had copyrighted the character and story of Pierrot, a clown fish like Nemo, who gets separated from his family, in 1995, and called for all Nemo products to be banned in ...

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