Posted by Joel Walton at 206-169-45-183.gen.twtelecom.net on December 09, 2003 at 16:52:09:
In Reply to: You get something in writing. posted by Smalls on December 09, 2003 at 16:28:00:
: You don't just... call a general information line or, well, I have no idea what this guy's "contact" at Miramax was but... you get it in writing from someone with the power to put it in writing.
So, Mike, in all your glory and infinite wisdom, you obviously know how to go about getting something in writing from the "someone with the power to put it in writing", right? You've got all the contact info in your omniscient rolodex? I will concede we should have gone further, but that's what we're trying to do now. And you're really not helping with your incessant rants. Or maybe you are. If this string gets big enough, maybe SOMEONE will notice. When it comes down to getting the rights, it really doesn't matter what you think.
: I mean, this is the entertainment industry we're talking about for God's sake, I took exactly one First Amendment Law course in college and I know that the whole set-up has no legal backing... Lord only knows what someone with a law degree could say.
They would say that if we were told that a non-profit organization could freely stage the production, that's a binding verbal agreement.
: How naive do you have to be to not... run it past your dad's lawyer? A friend in pre-law? Something?
: Christ, go to Law Dogs on a Wednesday and ask the legal advice guy.
Okay, we did.
: And then to simultaneously whine about how put upon you are for being asked to not break the law anymore while also asking for permission after the fact... when you just got a cease-and-desist letter?
I never said we were "put out" for being asked to cease the production. I simply would like to know how we go about getting the rights NOW.
: Hint: if you got a cease-and-desist letter, you're probably not going to get permission later. You're probably going to get ignored at best... or get a restraining order, down the road.
A restraining order? Mike, what the fuck are you talking about? Maybe I shouldn't be taking half-asses legal advice from someone with a 1st year college course under his belt.