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Fox wins ruling on Watchmen
Judge's decision may undermine Warner's plan to release movie in March
Last Updated: Friday, December 26, 2008 | 10:49 AM ET
CBC News
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox owns a copyright interest in Watchmen, which may jeopardize Warner Bros.'s plan to release the superhero movie in March.
Judge Gary Allen Feess issued the surprise ruling on Wednesday, Variety reported.
"Fox owns a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the Watchmen motion picture," the ruling said.
Judge Feess advised both Fox and Warner to consider either a settlement or an appeal.
Fox acquired rights to the Watchmen graphic adventure novel in the late 1980s for producer Lawrence Gordon. After spending more than $1 million US developing the project, it eventually dropped its plan to make a movie based on the work written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons.
Gordon later carried out the project with Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. The movie, about the underside of life for superbeings, was directed by Zack Snyder and stars Patrick Wilson and Jackie Earle Haley. Its release is scheduled for March 6, 2009.
In February, Fox filed a suit to prevent Watchmen from being released. It argued that Gordon's option to acquire Fox's remaining interest in Watchmen was never exercised.
Warner spokesman Scott Rowe has declined to comment on the ruling.
The Wall Street Journal says the ruling in favour of Fox comes as a surprise, "given that the studio appeared to have dropped the project more than a decade ago and was not involved in producing the film."
With files from the Associated Press
Judge's decision may undermine Warner's plan to release movie in March
Last Updated: Friday, December 26, 2008 | 10:49 AM ET
CBC News
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox owns a copyright interest in Watchmen, which may jeopardize Warner Bros.'s plan to release the superhero movie in March.
Judge Gary Allen Feess issued the surprise ruling on Wednesday, Variety reported.
"Fox owns a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute the Watchmen motion picture," the ruling said.
Judge Feess advised both Fox and Warner to consider either a settlement or an appeal.
Fox acquired rights to the Watchmen graphic adventure novel in the late 1980s for producer Lawrence Gordon. After spending more than $1 million US developing the project, it eventually dropped its plan to make a movie based on the work written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons.
Gordon later carried out the project with Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. The movie, about the underside of life for superbeings, was directed by Zack Snyder and stars Patrick Wilson and Jackie Earle Haley. Its release is scheduled for March 6, 2009.
In February, Fox filed a suit to prevent Watchmen from being released. It argued that Gordon's option to acquire Fox's remaining interest in Watchmen was never exercised.
Warner spokesman Scott Rowe has declined to comment on the ruling.
The Wall Street Journal says the ruling in favour of Fox comes as a surprise, "given that the studio appeared to have dropped the project more than a decade ago and was not involved in producing the film."
With files from the Associated Press
Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Maybe?
There are rumblings of the possibility of a
BATTLE OF THE BEARDS!!!
If anyone still frequents this blog, let us know your thoughts.
MORE NEWS TO COME!!!
BATTLE OF THE BEARDS!!!
If anyone still frequents this blog, let us know your thoughts.
MORE NEWS TO COME!!!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Deep Blue Sea
I haven't made a post in a while. This is a cover of Grizzly Bear's Deep Blue Sea. There is no whistling, but there is the sound of a faucet running in the background.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Hey Al, This is Pretty Funny
Jack Bruce, the bassist and lead singer of Cream, had some harsh words about Led Zeppelin following news of a possible reunion. Harsh words considering the original question was about Cream possibly reuniting again like they did in 2005.
In an interview with Classic Rock Magazine, Bruce had this to say about Led Zeppelin, "Everybody talks about Led Zeppelin, and they played one fucking gig – one fucking lame gig – while Cream did weeks of gigs; proper gigs, not just a lame gig like Zeppelin did, with all the [vocal] keys lowered and everything. We played everything in the original keys. [Becoming animated]: Fuck off, Zeppelin, you’re crap. You’ve always been crap and you’ll never be anything else. The worst thing is that people believe the crap that they’ve sold. Cream is ten times the band that Led Zeppelin is."
He later added, "What? You’re gonna compare Eric Clapton with that fucking Jimmy Page? Would you really compare that?"
Bruce later recanted his statements (well, sort of) on 94.7 WCSX, a Detroit radio station, saying, "I was just having some fun with the press gallery really…being fairly tongue in cheek. The thing about Zeppelin is obviously it's a little bit of jealousy on my part, or more than a little bit because the audience was created by Cream and Jimi Hendrix… his sort of very large audience…then Zeppelin came along and had a very easy ride in that way. We were the pioneers and pioneers don’t always get the recognition they deserve. On the other hand, let’s face it: Jimmy Page ain’t no Eric Clapton...no matter what anybody thinks." He adds, "The only decent guy…the one good guy in that band is dead…so what are you gonna do? The trouble is if you say anything about the establishment...in Britain you mustn’t criticise Queen or Led Zeppelin."
In an interview with Classic Rock Magazine, Bruce had this to say about Led Zeppelin, "Everybody talks about Led Zeppelin, and they played one fucking gig – one fucking lame gig – while Cream did weeks of gigs; proper gigs, not just a lame gig like Zeppelin did, with all the [vocal] keys lowered and everything. We played everything in the original keys. [Becoming animated]: Fuck off, Zeppelin, you’re crap. You’ve always been crap and you’ll never be anything else. The worst thing is that people believe the crap that they’ve sold. Cream is ten times the band that Led Zeppelin is."
He later added, "What? You’re gonna compare Eric Clapton with that fucking Jimmy Page? Would you really compare that?"
Bruce later recanted his statements (well, sort of) on 94.7 WCSX, a Detroit radio station, saying, "I was just having some fun with the press gallery really…being fairly tongue in cheek. The thing about Zeppelin is obviously it's a little bit of jealousy on my part, or more than a little bit because the audience was created by Cream and Jimi Hendrix… his sort of very large audience…then Zeppelin came along and had a very easy ride in that way. We were the pioneers and pioneers don’t always get the recognition they deserve. On the other hand, let’s face it: Jimmy Page ain’t no Eric Clapton...no matter what anybody thinks." He adds, "The only decent guy…the one good guy in that band is dead…so what are you gonna do? The trouble is if you say anything about the establishment...in Britain you mustn’t criticise Queen or Led Zeppelin."
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