China Film Giant Screen (CFGS) is a Chinese
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company. The company was previously known as DMAX, with the name also referring to the film technology. It has been described as a competitor to
IMAX Corporation
IMAX Corporation is a Canadian production theater company which designs and manufactures IMAX cameras and Projection screen, projection systems as well as performing film development, production, post-production and distribution to IMAX-affiliat ...
and its
IMAX film format.
The company is owned by
China Film Group Corporation
China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) is the largest, most influential film enterprise in the People's Republic of China, owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. According to ''Forbes'', it is a state monopoly ...
.
History
The CFGS format was apparently developed by the
China Research Institute of Film Science & Technology and the
China Film Group Corporation
China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) is the largest, most influential film enterprise in the People's Republic of China, owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. According to ''Forbes'', it is a state monopoly ...
. It was created in an attempt to challenge the IMAX film format that dominated the premium large format movie market until that point.
The aim was to lower costs and to allow the development of Chinese film projection technology using indigenous Chinese technology and
intellectual property
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.
The format was put into commercial use in 2012.
Lawsuit
IMAX sued CFGS and related companies for theft of intellectual property; this court action was heard on 18 June 2014.
IMAX alleged that Gary Tsui (Chinese name: Cui Xiaoyu, 崔晓宇), a former employee that worked for IMAX from 1999-2009, stole confidential information on proprietary technology and set up competing businesses.
Despite a court injunction it was noted that Gary Tsui had ignored the court orders, and his businesses had evolved into a venture known as DMAX, later to change its name to CFGS. In 2014 IMAX won a court victory in Canada upholding that Tsui had stolen the technology to build up his competing company.
IMAX hoped that the Canadian court victory would allow successful legal action in China.
IMAX and CFGS's lawsuit finally reached a settlement, and IMAX canceled the lawsuit against the defendant (Gary Tsui).
[http://n.iphouse.cn/cases/list.html?litigantid=68744&anyouid=121 ]
See also
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IMAX Corporation
IMAX Corporation is a Canadian production theater company which designs and manufactures IMAX cameras and Projection screen, projection systems as well as performing film development, production, post-production and distribution to IMAX-affiliat ...
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IMAX film format
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China Film Group Corporation
China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) is the largest, most influential film enterprise in the People's Republic of China, owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. According to ''Forbes'', it is a state monopoly ...
References
External links
Ontario Superior Court of Justice document summarising IMAX court action against Gary Tsui{dead link, date=August 2017 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes
PDF scan of United States District Court lawsuit against Gary Tsui
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