A lot of things can happen when a company goes under. Everything from assets becoming part of bankruptcy auction to film reverting back to original owner ( assuming in this case that Maya was not the company that made the film which I can't tell). This one does seem ugly because someone or some company owns it but it can get messy. The only think I can't check which you or another librarian can is the original review from Variety (it is subscription only) See if by chance it contains any other company or individual names ( producers) you can try to track down.
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Reichert, Allen <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to get ppr for Sleep Dealer - http://www.sleepdealer.com/ > > It is not through Swank or Criterion. In fact - I believe it is through > maya-entertainment. The problem is their web site is down and the phone is > disconnected. They haven't posted anything on Twitter of FB since > February. What happens to these rights when a company goes under? > > According to imdb, there are two production companies associated with the > film. This is that Productions closed down in 2010. Likely Story > Productions still exists, but have not responded to my email. There is a > FB page for Sleep Dealer and I sent an email that way as well, but they > also didn't respond. > > Any suggestions on what I might try? > > Many thanks, > Allen Reichert > Electronic Access Librarian > Otterbein University > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
