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Open Season: The new copyright infringement defense
So, you’re finally in post on that epic low-budget coming of age film you’ve been wanting to make since your twenties. However, you’ve done your research, only to find out that all of those classic rock anthems you envisioned wallpapering every scene of your film would raise the budget from $250,000 up to nearly $5.5 million plus. Jeeze, what to do???
Well, no worries… There’s a new legal defense in town. Just go ahead, use all the songs you want, and, when the record companies call to collect their millions, all you have to do is just tell ’em: “Sorry, we don’t roll that way.”
That is apparently the newest complex legal strategy that was developed and used by representatives of the Ellen DeGeneres Show, who have reportedly used over 1000 songs on her daytime chat show without permission.
Here’s the story:
https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090911/media_nm/us_ellen_2
David Roth Weiss
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David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
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Seems a pretty clear-cut case to me.
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Here’s the part I like:
“The program is produced and distributed by various divisions of Time Warner Inc.”
“The lawsuit was filed by Warner Music Group Corp, Sony Corp’s Sony Music Entertainment, Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group, and EMI Group.”
IOW, Time Warner is suing itself. We talk about America being a litigious society, but this is extreme.
Arnie
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[Mark Suszko] “Seems a pretty clear-cut case to me.”
I just love the fact that the lawyers suing for the record companies have put the line “we don’t roll way that way” front and center in the law suit. How can the record companies possibly lose? That’s some mighty powerful ammunition. The line itself is so arrogant, so self-righteous, and so prejudicial in the context of the lawsuit, I’d imagine this case will settle before the ink dries.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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[Arnie Schlissel] “IOW, Time Warner is suing itself. We talk about America being a litigious society, but this is extreme. “
Is TW suing itself, or just suing to Ellen’s company to get back a share of it’s own money?
I’ll bet I know which way Ellen’s company rolls now…
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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If these companies didn’t waste money on stuff like this, man, they’d have to pay taxes on it.
lol
Looks to me like Ellen is just aligning herself for sweet kicks backs on American Idle.
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[Arnie Schlissel] “IOW, Time Warner is suing itself. We talk about America being a litigious society, but this is extreme.”
Coke wants to sue Coke Zero for stealing their taste. Must be a normal course of business for big business.
You know… I have a 2 million policy. Maybe I could trip over a cable that I NEGLECTED to tape down and sue the crap out of my self. Then, in court, I could confess that I’m responsible and need to settle.
Yeah boy. I’m finally in the money. How does that song go?
Steve Wargo
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[Steve Wargo] “Coke wants to sue Coke Zero for stealing their taste”
Their legal department is on staff. Their ad agencies are not. By this, it becomes more cost effective to create “new” through their legal department than to advertise. The thought here is that folks will go compare for themselves.
Now does that mean anyone is gonan go write a check to Time Warner?
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Um, the Coke thing is a commercial, you knew that, right? 🙂
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all of this is.
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“we don’t roll that way”
Whoever said that is now rolling on down to the unemployment office, guaranteed. That line just lost them a lawsuit.
Brendan Coots
Splitvision Digital
http://www.splitvisiondigital.com
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