Stormtrooper Helmet Designer Wins Legal Battle Against George Lucas

George Lucas’ company has failed on its bid to stop a prop designer making and selling replicas of the iconic stormtrooper helmets from the Star Wars films.

Britain’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Andrew Ainsworth, the designer who sculpted the white helmets worn by the sinister galactic warriors in the original “Star Wars” film in 1977, and now sells replica costumes, made from the original molds, over the Internet.

The court did, however, prevent him from selling them in the United States.

The U.K. court ruled there was no copyright infringement because the replicas were not works of art.

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