Any word if another company will pick up the SW props license?

[cayman shen]

Are there any rumblings around the net that MR might have a successor? It seems that with all the legwork MR has done, replicating the props would be relatively cheap and easy, and affordable unlimited editions might be within grasp. Or am I dense?

 

[rad1701]

Are there any rumblings around the net that MR might have a successor? It seems that with all the legwork MR has done, replicating the props would be relatively cheap and easy, and affordable unlimited editions might be within grasp. Or am I dense?

Are you saying the work MR has done will be handed over to another company? Why would they do that??

 

[cayman shen]

Are you saying the work MR has done will be handed over to another company? Why would they do that??

Does MR have any legal right to the designs? I mean, couldn't another company simply copy the work they've already done? The designs are all copyrighted to Lucasfilm, aren't they?

I could be wrong, of course. I'm not a lawyer. It just seems if MR lost the license, it'd be cool if another company could snag it.

 

[lonepigeon]

Legal rights to the designs and handing over the work already done are two completely different things.
Another company could probably pay MR for the work already completed - similar to when MR bought the tooling from Riddell for the mini helmets.

 

[cayman shen]

Got it.

Here's hoping that happens!