Robinson Sucroe
| Robinson Sucroe | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Christophe Izard |
| Written by |
Michel Haillard Patrick Regnard |
| Directed by | Alain Sion |
| Composer(s) |
Marvin Dolgay Judith Henderson Glenn Morley |
| Country of origin |
Canada France |
| Original language(s) |
French English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Micheline Charest Theresa Plummer-Andrews |
| Producer(s) |
Ronald A. Weinberg Peter Hille Christian Davin |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
France Animation Cinar |
| Distributor | DHX Media |
| Release | |
| Original network |
France 2 BBC Teletoon RTP2 |
| Original release | 1994 |
Robinson Sucroe (also known as Robinson Sucroë in French) is a 1994 animated series. It was created by France Animation in France and Cinar (now known as DHX Media) in Canada, which was eventually found to have infringed Claude Robinson's work Les aventures de Robinson Curiosité.[1] The show was a loose adaptation of Robinson Crusoe set with a Looney Tunes twist.
It first aired in France 2 in France, BBC in the U.K., Teletoon in Canada and RTP2 in Portugal. It originally aired on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV in the United States from 2008 to 2009.
Copyright infringement
In 2009, Quebec Superior Court Justice Claude Auclair, in a 240-page decision, awarded Claude Robinson $5.2 million in damages. In the 1990s, Cinar, later renamed Cookie Jar Entertainment, copied the work Robinson had previously unsuccessfully presented to them in the 1980s. The company appealed the decision.
As of December 23, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada, in a unanimous decision, affirmed the judgment in favor of Robinson. In the final judgement, Cinar Corp. will have to reimburse part of the fees incurred by Robinson and this also includes 4 million Canadian dollars in damages. This judgement ended an 18-year battle between Claude Robinson and the Cinar Corp.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Monique Muise. (September 4, 2009). Back to the drawing board; ANIMATOR gets on with life after winning 14-year battle over rights to his character. The Gazette, A.6.
- ↑ Monique Muise. (April 25, 2010). Artist can draw on his friends; Internet Campaign Grows to help Montreal animator whose 14-year plagiarism fight with Cinar Corp. saw him awarded $5.2 million last summer - only to have the decision under appeal and back in court. The Gazette, A.3.
- ↑ Joël-Denis Bellavance (December 13, 2013). La Cour suprême donne raison à Claude Robinson. La Presse (http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-affaires-criminelles/actualites-judiciaires/201312/23/01-4723507-la-cour-supreme-donne-raison-a-claude-robinson.php)