Well, they're not applying ethical journalism practices to the rest of it, so
why should this be an exception?
I'd love to see Allen sue both Farrows for defamation and get them on the stand
under oath. It would never happen, because Allen doesn't want to go there and
the caterwaulers who hate him would go ballistic, but it'd be nice to see a
good lawyer shred them.
--Dave Sikula
On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 12:49:46 PM PST, PGage <pga...@gmail.com>
wrote:
So, I was wondering about the use of Allen’s book (and voice) in the HBO doc.
Why would he give permission to them, but how could they use it without
permission?
The LAT reported yesterday that Allen’s publisher (Skyhorse Publishing) is
considering a lawsuit for copyright infringement. The Filmmakers are claiming
it is Fair Use, which - Wow, does that seem like a stretch. Not only are the
excerpts several and extensive, but they are not presented as quotations from
his book (though there is on screen text attribution) but as parallel to sound
from interviews the makers did with other sources. In other words, the excerpts
are used not for educational purposes, not as a prime for discussion, but to
create the misleading impression that the makers interviewed Allen and are
providing his point of view as part of a balanced presentation.
I have embraced a liberal view of Fair Use over the years, but this seems way,
way over the line.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-02-22/woody-allen-documentary-memoir-lawsuit-skyhorseOn
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 at 7:56 PM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dave’s summary of the bias and distortion is accurate, though they represent
Woody with audio from his book, in his voice, which seems like they would need
his permission to do?
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