Yes, I think this is a case of a lawyer seeing a golden opportunity to rack up some additional fees from the estate. Lots of billable hours "investigating". Regards John
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: 2 March, 2023 8:11 AM To: Moviemem Original Movie Posters <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Aw: RE: Re: [MOPO] Legality of selling movie posters In the end, after a movie has had its run, this an academic question. If people sell posters and press kits and what not on ebay before the movie has even opened, the corporations might not like it. In these cases, the question might be raised how the seller obtained that material. When it comes to older material, the studios should have a hard time proving that something was NOT obtained legally. And let’s face it: Aside from the occasional ambulance chaser who sees a chance to make an extra buck, nobody is interested anyway. > Gesendet: Dienstag, den 28.02.2023 um 09:32 Uhr > Von: "Moviemem Original Movie Posters" <[email protected]> > An: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Betreff: RE: Re: [MOPO] Legality of selling movie posters > > That sounds logical but it does beg the question what does "acquired legally > mean"? eg if you purchased a poster from a person who worked for the > distributor and it is likely that he/she did not have permission to "acquire" > the poster before selling it to you. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: 28 February, 2023 5:20 PM > To: Moviemem Original Movie Posters <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > Subject: Aw: Re: [MOPO] Legality of selling movie posters > > In the US, resale of movie posters (and any other copyrighted materials like > CDs or books) is protected by the first-sale doctrine. If you have aquired a > movie poster legally, you can do with it whatever you want: Give it away, > sell it, destroy it, whatever you pleaseß. So unless a previous owner can > prove that a poster has been stolen from him, we‘re all in the clear here. > > The first-sale doctrine DOES NOT grant the right to reproduce copyrighted > materials. > > Helmut > > > > Gesendet: Montag, den 27.02.2023 um 04:35 Uhr > > Von: "Moviemem Original Movie Posters" <[email protected]> > > An: [email protected] > > Betreff: Re: [MOPO] Legality of selling movie posters > > > > This involves the liquidation of an estate and its distribution. The > > lawyers have asked their clients to obtain valuations of various parts of > > the estate including a large movie poster collection. The lawyer probably > > has little or no knowledge of movie posters but investigating the > > legalities will no doubt rack up some hefty fees. > > > > From: MoPo List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of MICHAEL > > BUKATMAN > > Sent: 27 February, 2023 1:11 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Legality of selling movie posters > > > > The quoted portion purporting to come from a lawyer, does not sound like > > the language or style of a lawyer. What was the purpose of the letter? I > > am sure that we would all like to see and laugh at that letter. > > > > michael. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On Feb 26, 2023, at 9:46 PM, Larry Brooks > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > wrote: > > I suggest someone ontactHeritage Auctions and see what they say have to > > say (they have the expensive lawyers in this area). Start with Brian Chanes > > or Bob Marino. > > > > Larry Brooks > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on > > Android<https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Inter > > na > > l_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af > > _s ub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> > > > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 6:22 PM, Moviemem Original Movie Posters > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hi to you all > > > > I know this topic comes up every so often but a collector has just been > > contacted by a lawyer who has said …. > > > > > > > > “In this regard, it has come to my attention that some (or all) of the > > posters may remain property of the distributors and unsaleable. I will look > > into this issue as soon as possible”. > > > > > > > > I seem to remember that the reasons that movie posters can be sold legally > > have been quoted on MoPo in the last but it would be great if someone could > > provide the legal terminology (or something close to it) that allows movie > > posters to be sold. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&; > > A= > > 1 > > > > ________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&; > > A= > > 1 > > > > ________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&; > > A= > > 1 > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
