Robinson Sucroe
Robinson Sucroe (also known as Robinson Sucroë in French) is an animated series created by France Animation in France and Cinar (now known as WildBrain) in Canada. In 2009, it was found to have infringed 's work "Les aventures de Robinson Curiosité". The series first aired on 17 January 1994 on Canal+, and ended on 21 January 1995 on Canal Famille and later on YTV, with reruns until 1998. The series originally aired in French, with the English version also being produced by Cinar. In the United States, the English version aired on the Cookie Jar Toons block  on This TV from 2008 to 2009. Plot. Robinson Sucroe is a janitor at the famous newspaper The New York Herald. He is sent by the head editor Mr. Floydd to a dangerous desert island to write stories for the paper every week, much to the annoyance of famous reporter Julian Uglyston. Robinson reaches an island called Crab Island, but it is not dangerous and deserted as it seems. It is actually the home to a shipwrecked group of people called the Everydays and two rival legions of pirates. Robinson's best friend is Wednesday who both work together to  write fictional stories saying that the island is too dangerous for anyone to visit, so their secret world would remain hidden to the public. But Uglyston knows the truth and tries many unsuccessful attempts to prove to Mr. Floydd that Robinson is lying. Voices. English Cast French Cast 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.