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September 3rd, 2005, 09:48 AM | #1 |
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Who's the 'Permission Guy'?
I've got a movie where, in one shot, a Lakers poster is seen on the wall of a kids bedroom....in another shot, there's a photo of the kid's dad wearing a Dodgers jersey.
I've been told, via this forum, that these things will definitely need permission - my question is, in contacting these teams' front offices for permission, WHO do I ask for? |
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On the other hand, they might very well give you permissions to use it for free. Be prepared to offer at least a description of the scene!
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I had asked Victonox, the makers of Swiss Army knives, about using their logo in a movie. They wanted a description of the scene, which I provided. They said they were absolutely horrified at the thought of my using their logo, and wanted written proof I would not use it. Ya win some, ya lose some ;)
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Keith, So this was for the murder weapon in a serial-Zombie flick?
How do you do written proof that you are not going to do something?
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Bob- You are close, it was a spoof of Scream and other horror/slasher flicks. The weapon was something of a cross between a pocket knife, and something Rambo would have been proud to own. And they frowned upon it... tsk, tsk.
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Hi there,
Please tell us where you are planning on showing your film. Sundance?, the local art house?, the YMCA?, your nephew's birthday party? or a movie theater? Major venue? You should follow the previous advice. Minor venue..... "Better to ask for forgiveness than for permission." I know I will catch hell for this..... Steph |
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Paul, how about a dry run...let me describe the scenes to you:
THE BANNER - 'hard cut to a child's bedroom at night...the back wall is in focus, with a Lakers banner hung on the wall...dad enters frame, walks in front of Lakers banner, camera pans down to child - total screen time for Lakers banner: 2.5 seconds' THE JERSEY - 'fade in on moving photo montage....old photo of dad & son...dad is wearing a replica dodgers jersey with shorts....total screen time for Dodgers jersey...less than 2 seconds.' GENRE - G-rated family drama. |
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From the NBA's site:
"The basketball-related content and materials... (including, but not limited to, video, audio, photos, text, images, statistics, updated scores, logos and other intellectual property related to the NBA and its member teams)... No Basketball Content... may be reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, reproduced, distributed, copied, publicly displayed or otherwise used except as provided in these Terms of Use without the written permission of NBAMV." The MLB is more succinct: "The following are trademarks or service marks of Major League Baseball entities and may be used only with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc." That pretty well says it. And "written permission" or "permission" means you've been granted a license to use it. Jay |
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