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Dobby or Putin?
Posted by Paul Szynol on Tuesday, January 28 @ 13:24:23 EST Oddities
A Russian law firm intends to sue the animators who created Dobby -- the elf from the second installment of Harry Potter -- on the grounds that the fantastic creature resembles Vladimir Putin.

Coverage is here.

It's not clear what area of law the animators are accused of violating, but it is interesting to consider the implications of the suit: can a plastic surgeon who alters a client's facial morphology to resemble that of a movie star (à la LA Confidential) be subject to similar litigation? And since Yoda's eyes were supposedly based on Albert Einstein's, can Einstein's estate sue George Lucas?

 
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Re: Dobby or Putin? (Score: 1)
by scubacuda on Tuesday, January 28 @ 15:21:57 EST
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Einstein? He looks more like J Edgar Hoover!


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Fester or Allchin? (Score: 0)
by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 29 @ 04:34:06 EST
Has there been a lawsuit over the similarity between Allchin and Fester?


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