Wicked Lasers Given Reprieve by LucasFilm on Lightsaber Clone
The letter, from David J. Anderman, General Counsel for LucasFilm, stated that based on the publicity and statements that Wicked Lasers had made, it was clear that "The media and public has come to realize that Lucasfilm would never endorse or license a highly dangerous product such as your Arctic Pro Laser."
Wicked Lasers CEO Steve Liu said, however, that all the publicity proved to a positive, and sales in fact tripled. "This has been strange. We felt that it would have been a very bad thing in the beginning, but it ended up helping the business in a very big way."
You can read the letter from LucasFilm to Wicked Lasers (.PDF) here.
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How frickin retarded Star Wars is over 30 years old, so what if they label it a Lightsabre. This is where infringement laws need fixing, crap like this stunt that Lucasfilms has hampered societies progression because of money ....we would be a more advanced society if there was less greed to make a buck off someone one else's hard work .... |
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lol... Of course sales triple... no body had ever even heard of the company until LucasArts made a fuss about it! lol |
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LOL, when this laser was announced on HH it was the first time i heard of them. Should of just left them alone and maybe less people will find out about this :D |
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Well, he really cant go around suing people for more money when he just promised to give away half his money!:P To bad he couldnt do that by keeping the jobs here in California to help this countries unemployment problems! |
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Sharks with fricken laser beams! |
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Ya know... I was really hoping for an other austin powers movie lol |
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Probably someone at Lucas Arts sent the letter for 2 reasons one..it was very similar and people are stupid better cover our ass so some dumb parent isn't on CNN complaining that Lucas arts sells toys that blind toddlers. Also ya a little publicity put star wars on something and you can sell it, maybe a little planned publicity and a nod to wicked lasers that Lucas is flatted in some way by this product. |
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What annoyed me is that the people selling the laser never themselves called it a lightsaber. It was online bloggers and news sites saying "IN REAL LIFE LIGHTSABER FOR SALE!" Still I don't have much sympathy for wicked lasers. Awful company! The provided safety glasses for the pro arctic don't provide much protection. They don't respond to peoples emails and their products are of low quality. So yes, it would have been good to see the death of wicked lasers but I didn't support the lawsuit simply because it was frivolous. Good on LucasFilm for dropping the lawsuit and highlighting the dangers this product is. It is not a lightsaber, it is not a toy. It is a laser so powerful even looking at reflection of the dot on a white wall will cause irreversible eye damage. It's only for laser enthusiasts who are well familiar with the proper safety measures and handling of a device so powerful. Not for your average guy who wants a real life light saber |
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