Chinese author plans to sue Cameron over Avatar

A Chinese author is planning to file a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against James Cameron over his blockbuster Avatar, claiming that the Canadian film director and producer stole ideas for the science fiction epic movie.

Zhou Shaomou claims he wrote a science fiction novel called Tale of the Blue Crows in 1997 which bears striking similarities to the plot of Cameron's film.

"The book centers around a group of explorers who travel to a distant planet inhabited by blue-skinned beings," he said.

The Chinese writer added, "I wrote in my novel that their space journey took them six years, but in Cameron's movie the journey takes them five years, nine months, and 22 days. I was shocked when I first saw that — it is too close."

Zhou said he never thought he would get a publishing deal for the book, so he released it online, where he claims it has been read by over 10 million people.

He now plans to sue Cameron for $162 million for copyright infringement.

Zhou has reportedly tried twice to get his case heard in China but was denied both times.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=120235§ionid=3510212.