Melbourne
(ANI):
Producers
of
a
laser
device,
which
is
being
touted
as
another
lightsaber,
have
brushed
away
claims
from
the
makers
of
'Star
Wars'
to
cease
production.
Star
Wars
maker
Lucasfilm
has
said
that
the
Spyder
III
Pro
Arctic
laser
has
spoiled
the
reputation
of
lightsabers.
Wicked
Lasers
began
selling
the
Arctic
Pro
Spyder
III
laser
online
earlier
this
year.
The
laser
device
has
attracted
attention
due
to
the
strength
of
the
beam
(1000
times
the
legal
Australian
limit)
and
its
uncanny
likeness
to
the
famous
Star
Wars
weapon.
However,
its
popularity
has
attracted
the
attention
of
Lucasfilm
Ltd,
which
has
now
ordered
Wicked
Lasers
to
"cease
and
desist
any
use
of
the
lightsaber
copyrights
and
trade
dress
by
modifying
the
design
of
the
Pro
Arctic
Laser".
"Allegations
of
Wicked
Lasers
using
any
association
to
the
Lucasfilm
Star
Wars
light
saber
in
our
design
or
in
our
promotion
of
the
Spyder
III
Arctic
handheld
laser
are
not
based
on
fact
and
their
demands
will
not
be
satisfied," News.com.au
quoted
Steve
Liu,
CEO
of
Wicked
Lasers
as
saying.
Liu
conceded
that
there
were
similarities
between
the
two
devices,
namely
that
"they
are
both
cylindrical,
handheld,
and
dangerous
to
use
without
following
safety
protocol" but
they
have
one
important
difference.
"The
blue
diode
(of
the
Spyder
III)
is
the
result
of
decades
of
scientific
research
by
laser
pioneer
Shuji
Nakamura,"
he
said.
"The
other
is
from
the
ingenious
creativity
of
George
Lucas,"
he
added.