- MONTHS back, I reported that in 1970 Yoko Ono's first husband Tony Cox shot 10 hours of John Lennon in cinéma vérité - at their home, in rehearsals, wherever - before The Beatles busted up. Cut into two hours, this improvisational "3 Days in the Life" was to be shown as we speak at a place called the Berwick Academy in some foreign state called Maine.
I now report, ain't happening. Berwick just pulled it.
This documentary showed up through the parent of one of its alumni. However, attorneys suddenly informed them Yoko "retains a copyright interest in the footage and had not granted permission for a public showing." Seems they thought the rights were held by some entity called World Wide Video LLC - whoever they are - and in proper legalese, Yoko says that they - whoever they are - don't own borscht.
Lawyers state Yoko "owns all rights, title and copyrights in and to all film, outtakes and videotapes" of this particular thing. "Her copyright is registered in the United States Copyright Office at Volume 8485, Pages 472 through 475." They use phrases like "on notice . . . willful infringement . . . statutory damages, actual damages, imposition of attorney fees" and "no releases have been executed by our client" nor any "synchronization licenses granted for use of any musical composition contained" in the thing and etc., etc., and blaah blaah.
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