i could almost not make heads or tails of this...
On Jun 7, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Tom Martin wrote:
Jacob Javitts center sometime in 1980s... so im in my tradeshow
booth doing the National Stationary Show
where Buyers from world over attend... and was showing my nifty
Movie memorabilia kiosk that showcased Movie memorbilia of all
kinds and movie poster reproductions..
Along comes Roger Richman who was the person that handle Gables
estate and Marilyn Monroe
( marilyn is now handled by Cutis lisenseing out of Indianapolis,
Ind) anyways... so Roger starts
questioning my posters and says well we have the rights to this...
and its not official lisenced, OK
so then all of a sudden a person From MGM studios Lisenceing stops
in my booth as Roger is there
and says we OWN the Gable photos From GWTW... so Rogers says OHHH
no we own the Rights to Gables likeness.
So now they are argueing over how owns what and continued until
they finally both left my booth....
neither one ever got back to me.... Most of the studios have no
idea who owns what as they have sold off librarys like musical
chairs..
Remember when Warner bros, re-released Wizard of OZ with the WB
LOGO??? i I about choaked on my popcorn!! As the Lion roar was my
memory since a kid..
Its Funny as Ita a wonderful Life - was owned bt repulic pictures
who again was distributed by wb
anyways..... , it appears.. Sumner Redstone, owns most of
Hollywood these days...
To litigate over a repo of a post 30s Movie that didnt have re-
newed copyright is so costly
and the Poster printers are not in USA so serving them is tough
and the best they can attempt is ceace
and desist nasty atty letters...
So thats why many of these posters appear... the studios can take a
large retailer on with all there titles.
and have been successfull in that way. Just as the websites needed
to stop selling recorded materials
there was a Guy I knew when I was a OFFICIAL federation of
Musicians Union agent. in 1976 . of Cleveland named Al Serafini
he was B.M.I. ( Broadcast Music Inc) agent and enforced nightclubc
and jukboxes.. he would come to Toledo and shake down cluowners for
royaltys..
I admired his strong-arm approach to get Royalties.. those were
the days.,, Now I bet its all done by computer
Sorry all thos stuff Cracks me up as its show biz st its core....
show me a entertainer and you will hear gripes about contracts
and not getting paid...
so why should posters be any differant....... Just remember if You
Find a Oscar® by the road...
Pick it up and Run to the nearest fed ex and ship it back or the
Academy will tar and feather you in Macys window at high noon!
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