Pixar and Luxo Settle Cute Lamp Dispute

Two months after Norwegian lamp manufacturers Luxo AS threatened surprise legal action, it seems that they and Pixar have settled their dispute over the hop-happy anglepoise mascot. Details are of course shrouded in the expected fog of corporate secrecy but, thankfully, there's no longer going to be any need to get the courts involved.If there was some kind of payment agreed, there's not any indication of how much. There has been some kind of amicable agreement, however, and it seems that Luxo Jr. will remain the Pixar front man, the lavish collectors set of Blu-rays and replica lamp will stay on the market and the six-foot RoboLuxo can keep entertaining the crowds at Disney's theme parks.THR Esq., the legal blog at The Hollywood Reporter, suggest that maybe the current Luxo merchandise from Disney Pixar might be the last:Disney will stay out of the lighting business, and for now we hear ...

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