in passing….
worked in the middle east a few years back and edited a job that was to be shown ‘internally’ in israeli cinemas. a short thirty sec. swimwear, done to ‘yellow submarine’. pointed out copyright, etc., but didn’t want to lose my job….
as it happened, michael jacksons lawyer (or one of ’em) was in the audience, and though he didn’t know the language, he certainly recognised the song! happened to follow it up on his return to the states.
outcome: budget for whole 30 sec ad – $25k, settled out of court for $20k. cost of rights for song, $1500.
me, i carried on working and pointing out breaches, but wasn’t a enough of a hero to quit!
leslie