Disney/Pixar Sued Over "Cars"

All I can say is that this is dubious at best. And yes, I said that without really knowing much of the details of the lawsuit.

An unknown writer is suing Disney/Pixar for copyright infringement over "Cars".

Jake Mandeville-Anthony, a screenwriter, has filed claims that he came up with the original idea for the Cars franchise in the U.S. District Court this week.

Mr. Mandeville-Anthony claims to have initially written a three-part screenplay, entitled Cookie & Co.

The screenplay is based on the true-life adventure race-car driver Michael Owen Perkins, who won a race in 1988.

His claims go on to state that he created a second work - with the working title of Cars.

Yowzah! And he waited THIS long to file the lawsuit?

I've read about these types of lawsuit rather often, and it is very difficult not to be skeptical about such things. This is especially true with Pixar since the storyline often goes through several creative gestations and is often examined by a bunch of people.

I would be very surprised if this goes anywhere.

Zz.