This is a bit of a non-denial denial. Burnett appears to be saying that he is governed by the same non-disclosure agreement as everyone else. I don't think the issue is that Burnett will sue people who disclose, but that anyone who discloses will be held in violation, and owe millions of dollars. Should such a person refuse to pay, then presumably the rights holder would sue to force them to pay.
On Tuesday, 11 October 2016, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 8:57 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> I suspect that it's less whether someone will risk a Mark Burnett lawsuit >> (I'm sure there'd be no shortage of people happy to pay the fine), as >> whether someone actually has access to the rushes. >> >> I suspect that NBC only ever took delivery of a finished "tape" of the >> show, and that after editing was completed, footage was stored away in some >> vault somewhere. It would have been sensitive at the time not least because >> of the gameshow element - nobody wanting leaks until the episodes had aired >> - but also because if Trump truly did say shocking things that were cut, >> Burnett's team would have been aware of the potential damage even without >> him embarking on a political campaign. It would have damaged the show for >> one thing, potentially affecting employment prospects of those who worked >> on the show. >> >> Indeed I wonder if the footage even *exists* any longer. It's not hard to >> imagine that hard drives or tapes have been wiped. As soon as Trump stood, >> I'd imagine that Burnett would either have doubled down on security of the >> footage, or expunged it altogether if he is, as reported, a Trump supporter. >> >> It will probably all come down to whether an employee somewhere along the >> line, took a copy or something incendiary and squirreled it away somewhere. >> > > Just to keep this updated, Mark Burnett said that he sold his production > company to MGM a couple of years ago and they own all the rights now. > Although I did see it pointed out that Burnett is the head of MGM TV. In > any case the $5 million threat was never made. > > I would not have bothered with this but I got an email from MoveOn this > morning with a petition to NBC and MGM calling on them to release the > footage. > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tvornottv%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
