Re: [OT] Fahrenheit 9-11 was Re: Mazes and Monsters

Rob Jensen wrote:

>  You don't want your footage used in a Moore do***entary, there's only
one 
> way to ensure
> that:
>
> Don't.  Sign.  the Release.

Quite right.

> Of course, that prevents your opinion from being heard *at all.*  But
> if you're that much of a coward to not sign the release, then your
> opinion wasn't worth that much to begin with.

Bzzzt. Wrong.

> Conversely, if you do sign the release and then after the movie has
> come out have "seller's remorse" or whatever, it's waaaaay too late to
> whine and ***** and piss in a manner that's clearly unbecoming a
> soldier about who bought the footage from the original interviewer
> when tens of millions of people have already seen the footage.

Quite right.

> But really, all that's at issue is that the soldier just doesn't like
> the person who bought the interview footage.  That's not a credible
> basis for any sort of a lawsuit against Moore.  Hopefully, the soldier
> will grow up and chalk his own mistake up to his own inexperience.

Quite right.

Three out of four is pretty good. For those of you paying attention
though, 
the way to properly sign a release, is to do so, with this added clause: 
that if the footage is not used for the specific purpose it was taken, and

in the context with which is was originally presented the rights revert 
automatically back to the seller. You can even add this by handwriting
this 
clause (or a similar one) in to the release. Remember, I'm not a lawyer,
and 
this isn't legal advice, and I would recommend you consult your media / IP

attorney before signing any release.

Re,
Dirk