漫画家冒称功夫熊猫原创者被判刑
时间:2017-05-05 09:10:43
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An amateur cartoonist who falsely claimed to be the creator of 'Kung Fu Panda' has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraud, according to a Guardian1 report.
《卫报》报道,一位业余漫画家冒称自己是“功夫熊猫”的创造者被法院以欺诈罪判有期徒刑两年。
Jayme Gordon, 51, from Massachusetts, U.S. was ordered Wednesday in a federal court in Boston to pay more than 3 million U.S. dollars in damages.
Gordon filed a copyright
lawsuit2 in 2011
alleging3 that DreamWorks
Animation4 had stolen the characters and story from him for the 2008
animated5 comedy. He proposed the company settle for 12 million dollars.
DreamWorks confronted him with evidence showing Gordon had traced his drawings from a 1996 Disney coloring book.
According to the
indictment6, Gordon revised his Panda drawings after seeing a trailer for 'Kung Fu Panda' in early 2008. He then registered his cartoons under the title of 'Kung Fu Panda Power' with the Copyright Office in May 2008, one month prior to the release of the animated film.
In addition to fabricating and backdating drawings, he also deleted evidence from his computer and lied under oath.
The litigation has cost the studio three million in legal fees.
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guardian
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| n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 |
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- The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
- The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
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lawsuit
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| n.诉讼,控诉 |
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- They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
- He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
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alleging
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| 断言,宣称,辩解( allege的现在分词 ) |
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- His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税,他的名誉受到损害。
- This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯,还说不必,只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。
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| n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作 |
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- They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
- The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。
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animated
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| adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 |
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- His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
- We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
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- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。
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