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/ and understand the flow of the entire message
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--- JEFF POTOKAR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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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> >
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