Lawsuit Article Review

Graphic artist Bill Dawson sued Nu Image, Millennium Films, and Technicolor Creative Services for logo theft. Millennium was looking for a new logo and the reach out to Technicolor, a company that provides technical production services for film and TV producers.  Dawson, the head of XK9 graphics studio had a verbal contract with Eric Ladd, an agent at Technicolor. In this aggrement Dawson would create a logos for Millennium in exchange for

Dawson, head of the XK9 graphic studio, says he negotiated a verbal contract with Eric Ladd, an agent for Technicolor. Dawson would develop and present possible logos to Millennium in exchange for a nominal fee, the lawsuit states. If one of Dawson's logos was chosen they would talk about further compensation. Dawson finished his work and showed it to Millennium films, they showed no intrest in purching his work.

In May Dawson was at the movies and noticed his logo in the trailer for Conan the Barbarian. Dawsome began to research and found out that the film company has used without authorization one of his logos in several films, including Conan, Elephant White, Trespass and Puncture, as well as on its website. Dawson is claiming at least $200,000 in damages for copyright infringement and breach of contract.

This lawsuit is still currently in process, due to the fact the company was placed with several lawsuits on different things because of this film.






 SOURCE http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/millenium-films-logo-lawsuit-255867