'Avatar' plagiarism suit rejected by appeals court

April 17, 2015 08:30

Director James Cameron has won the legal battle against special effect artist Gerald Morawski who claimed that the plot of his superhit film "Avatar" was stolen from an idea he pitched to the filmmaker.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Morawski's claim. The suit was initially dismissed in February 2013, reported Ace showbiz.

The decision upholds a 2013 ruling from U S District Judge Margaret Morrow, who found that although "Avatar" had some similarities to Gerald's project pitch called "Guardians of Eden", Cameron's 45-pages declaration showed that the movie was his own idea.

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