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  • Todd Terry

    March 21, 2018 at 4:10 pm

    I’d tell them to either 1) bring you a drive, or 2) that you’d be happy to sell them one, and then charge them whatever your hourly suite rate is to transfer the footage.

    And then I’d wash my hands of it. This gig is tainted.

    I’m not sure what attorneys’ policies are about paying for footage when they call (and they will), but if they don’t pay well what it is worth to you, you can always default to “all footage has been turned over to the client.”

    T2

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    Todd Terry
    Creative Director
    Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
    fantasticplastic.com

  • Roger Van duyn

    March 21, 2018 at 4:32 pm

    Greg,

    This is a very high profile case and I’d be mighty uneasy if I were in your shoes. I’d definitely consult my own attorney how to proceed. Right now it’s a civil matter, but the possibility might exist for it to become a criminal matter. As Bob Z. mentioned, I saw John Morgan’s son on TV saying their firm is already involved. I’m sure you’ve already made backups. I’d probably make some more. Wouldn’t want anything to happen to the footage.

    Roger

  • Bob Cole

    March 24, 2018 at 1:56 am

    And remember… by mentioning this on the COW, you’ve already told the world about the footage.

    “Talk to an attorney.” Good advice, but don’t waste time or money talking to anyone but a specialist, imho.

    Bob C

  • Al Davis

    June 7, 2018 at 3:23 pm

    If it is not compromising to say; how did this turn out?

    Al Davis
    Visual Velocity
    Brookline, MA

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