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Post by Dave Walker on Oct 19, 2006 14:00:00 GMT -5
As most of you know, for the past fifteen months or so, the makers of Clonus have been in litigation with Dreamworks & Warner Bros. about The Island. Producers Robert Fiveson and Myrl Schreibman, as well as scores of people online, contend that Michael Bay poached their idea when making The Island. You can see our interview here. Yesterday, Judge Shira Scheindlin set a date for trial: February 22, 2007. Based on publicly available court records it appears that there have been several rulings of interest. DW and WB had requested the case be dismissed, but were denied as well as being denied a request for summary judgment and a motion in limine to exclude certain evidence. Basically it all means that the good guys have won an early victory. Other highlights include that the plaintiffs will be allowed to call to the stand certain people involved in making The Island, e.g. Steven Speilberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Michael Bay, as well as writers. There are also questions (on the record from Bay) about the accounting records and how much money the movie did or didn't make. This link will take you to a pdf with most of the judgments. Of particular interest is on page 21, footnote #62. More information as it becomes available. |
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Post by GProopdog on Oct 19, 2006 14:06:43 GMT -5
Now if The Clonus people win (which it so far seems may happen), will they just get money out of the deal, or will The Island be taken out of DVD circulation, or something else?
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Post by travis on Oct 19, 2006 14:36:28 GMT -5
" " They will probably just get money out of the deal.
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Post by sb5 on Oct 19, 2006 14:54:11 GMT -5
I see this ending as an out-of-court settlement.
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Post by GProopdog on Oct 19, 2006 14:57:37 GMT -5
Yeah, I have to agree
DW and WB most likely see a big defeat coming their way, so they'll more then likely settle out of court.
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Post by XerxesTheCat on Oct 20, 2006 10:38:31 GMT -5
Maybe they'll change the credits so Fiveson can get SOME kind of recognition.
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Post by Crowfan on Oct 28, 2006 8:36:34 GMT -5
I have to agree with the out of court settlement.
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Post by Chuck on Oct 28, 2006 9:36:24 GMT -5
Yep, out of court, definitely. WB can't afford a lengthy action at the present writing, nor can they afford bad publicity - and plagerism is bad publicity. ESPECIALLY if you're (obviously) guilty.
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Post by Shep on Oct 28, 2006 14:55:06 GMT -5
As a writer, I'm really disgusted by all this and hope the Clonus people gets loads of money.
Also Bay should think about hanging himself in disgrace as his career is really a complete waste of time anyway.
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Post by Crowfan on Oct 28, 2006 17:47:13 GMT -5
As a writer, I'm really disgusted by all this and hope the Clonus people gets loads of money. Also Bay should think about hanging himself in disgrace as his career is really a complete waste of time anyway. Can't argue with that at all.  |
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Post by hobbesluigi82 on May 25, 2007 5:06:13 GMT -5
As a writer, I'm really disgusted by all this and hope the Clonus people gets loads of money. Also Bay should think about hanging himself in disgrace as his career is really a complete waste of time anyway. My thoughts exactly. Clonus was a real thought-provoking movie...hope this works out well for the directors of it...or am I too late? ;D |
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Post by I Reject My Slave-name on Jun 12, 2007 5:39:01 GMT -5
I watched it last night, & it sure provoked a lot of thoughts in me.
One of which was indeed - "hey! The Island ripped this film right off!"
How come the guy at the end couldn't use his clone for an eye replacement? And is it really that great in America? They tell me I'm to go there soon.
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Post by MSTJedi on Jun 12, 2007 22:20:09 GMT -5
As a writer, I'm really disgusted by all this and hope the Clonus people gets loads of money. Also Bay should think about hanging himself in disgrace as his career is really a complete waste of time anyway. While I agree for the most part on the Michael Bay judgement, I must admit that I'm hoping he can redeem himself with the Transformers movie. But I'm probably just going to be disappointed yet again by the vacuousness of the Hollywood machine. |
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Post by Don Quixote on Jun 13, 2007 7:06:26 GMT -5
As a writer, I'm really disgusted by all this and hope the Clonus people gets loads of money. Also Bay should think about hanging himself in disgrace as his career is really a complete waste of time anyway. Can't argue with that at all. Nor can I. |
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Post by hugo on Jun 18, 2007 9:21:44 GMT -5
I watched it last night, & it sure provoked a lot of thoughts in me. One of which was indeed - "hey! The Island ripped this film right off!" How come the guy at the end couldn't use his clone for an eye replacement? And is it really that great in America? They tell me I'm to go there soon. Don't you mean "later on"? ;-) By the way, there's way more than you'd ever want to know about this controversy in a series or articles here: www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/article.asp?Id=interview-with-clonus-screenwriterLong story short, the suit was settled for "7 figures" late last year, and the original screenwriter for "Clonus" is still cheesed. |
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