Pierrot the Clownfish

Pierrot the Clownfish is a French children's book by author Franck Le Calvez.^[1]

Pierrot the Clownfish

Cover of the book
Author	Franck Le Calvez
Original title	Pierrot le poisson clown
Illustrator	Robin Delpuech Thierry Jagodzinski
Language	French
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Éditions Flaven Scène
Publication date	November 2002
Publication place	France
ISBN	2-9519138-1-8

Disney lawsuit

In 2003, Le Calvez filed suit against Pixar and its distribution company Walt Disney Pictures, claiming that the story and the characters from this book were plagiarized in the film Finding Nemo. The author and his lawyer, Pascal Kamina, demanded from Disney a share of the profits from merchandising articles sold in France. Le Calvez and Kamina lost the lawsuit on 12 March 2004 and intended to file an appeal on 5 October 2004;^[2] however, to date there has been no further action taken against Pixar on the matter.

References

1. "Pierrot, le poisson clown ; le nuage noir". Chapitre.com (in French). Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2002.
2. Lagorce, Aude (3 December 2004). "French Court Denies Disney Ban". Forbes. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

External links

• "Finding Nemo case delayed". BBC News. 29 January 2004. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
• Willsher, Kim (28 December 2003). "Disney 'copied my idea for Nemo' claims French author". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

• Children's literature portal