Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:03 pm
Having been working professionally in the industry for close to 10 years now let me chime in here.
1.) When you create a creative property it is YOUR responsibility to make sure no other creative property out there shares your name. Disney has NO excuse for being unaware when they have the legal team that they have.
2.) You can TRADEMARK a movie title, even a generic one.
3.) By trying to buy this guy out Disney admits they know they’re in the wrong.
4.) Historically Disney have bought domain names YEARS in advance for productions in the pipeline. They also buy multiple variations and knockoffs to protect themselves.
5.) Theft of creative works is NUTORIOUS in the film industry. They claim it’s not but it is a fact of life we creators have to live with every day. You go places to pitch your idea and they can pass on it but then a few months later they can change a few things and put out their own version of a similar property. This is often done so they don’t have to pay a licensing fee. It’s perfectly legal and widely practiced. Whenever you pitch anything you have to worry about this happening to you and I’ve known dozens of people it has happened to.
6.) Disney needs to extend the same courtesy they would demand of their copyrights. If the situation was reversed you can bet your bippy that they would go after the infringes for all they were worth.
I don't care about the High School film but what I've said is still true.
1.) When you create a creative property it is YOUR responsibility to make sure no other creative property out there shares your name. Disney has NO excuse for being unaware when they have the legal team that they have.
2.) You can TRADEMARK a movie title, even a generic one.
3.) By trying to buy this guy out Disney admits they know they’re in the wrong.
4.) Historically Disney have bought domain names YEARS in advance for productions in the pipeline. They also buy multiple variations and knockoffs to protect themselves.
5.) Theft of creative works is NUTORIOUS in the film industry. They claim it’s not but it is a fact of life we creators have to live with every day. You go places to pitch your idea and they can pass on it but then a few months later they can change a few things and put out their own version of a similar property. This is often done so they don’t have to pay a licensing fee. It’s perfectly legal and widely practiced. Whenever you pitch anything you have to worry about this happening to you and I’ve known dozens of people it has happened to.
6.) Disney needs to extend the same courtesy they would demand of their copyrights. If the situation was reversed you can bet your bippy that they would go after the infringes for all they were worth.
I don't care about the High School film but what I've said is still true.