China - July 2nd. - Page 4

*Andrew NDB* · 06-22-2016, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Commenter 42

It's like Bry said

That's that "ignorance" thing you were talking about. It's expensive to defend a copyright.

Some expense at the forefront, sure. But a pretty sure slam dunk.

~~Commenter 42~~ · 06-22-2016, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Some expense at the forefront, sure. But a pretty sure slam dunk.

Nothing is a sure slam dunk. You'd be surprised how expensive it can be "upfront". If he wins, great, but it's a David v Goliath situation, and Viacom's pockets run far deeper if they really wanted to go the distance.

Maybe they give him a small settlement if he pursues it, but they could just as easily push back.

Guess we'll see. Copyright lawyers start around 600$ an hour.

*Andrew NDB* · 06-23-2016, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Commenter 42

Nothing is a sure slam dunk. You'd be surprised how expensive it can be "upfront". If he wins, great, but it's a David v Goliath situation, and Viacom's pockets run far deeper if they really wanted to go the distance.

Maybe they give him a small settlement if he pursues it, but they could just as easily push back.

Guess we'll see. Copyright lawyers start around 600$ an hour.

A valid point. Though I'm pretty sure they'll almost immediately realize they're in the wrong and do whatever they can to placate him and nip this in the bud (albeit, money).

*neatoman* · 06-23-2016, 03:52 AM

From what I understand, it's just an easter egg cameo. Usagi is not part of the movie in any signifigant way so there's probably not even a case here.

*Andrew NDB* · 06-23-2016, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by neatoman

From what I understand, it's just an easter egg cameo. Usagi is not part of the movie in any signifigant way so there's probably not even a case here.

You can't just throw Captain America into your multi-million dollar marketing campaign for, say, Man of Steel 2, and not expect to pay through the nose for it.

d_osborn · 06-23-2016, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

You can't just throw Captain America into your multi-million dollar marketing campaign for, say, Man of Steel 2, and not expect to pay through the nose for it.

...and Sakai doesn't exactly have Disney's legal budget either. Stan will probably be paying more to have an international copyright attorney send a strongly worded letter to whatever Chinese company is distributing the movie than he would get on a settlement.

Total David and Goliath situation. It would be cool if he could get some compensation out of it, though.

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Originally Posted by Commenter 42

That's that "ignorance" thing you were talking about.

HA! Ouch.

*ProactiveMan* · 06-23-2016, 11:12 PM

Were the ads made by Paramount or one of the Chinese distributers? If it’s the latter I’d say his chances of a successful copyright suit are about as good as mine are growing wings. Otherwise I guess he could get a lawyer to draft a cease and desist and maybe Paramount will pay him something to save the trouble of recalling all the ads.

*TigerClaw* · 06-23-2016, 11:21 PM

Stephen Amell will be in China promoting TMNT 2
http://www.chinaentertainmentnews.co...-in-china.html

~~Commenter 42~~ · 06-23-2016, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

Were the ads made by Paramount or one of the Chinese distributers? If it’s the latter I’d say his chances of a successful copyright suit are about as good as mine are growing wings. Otherwise I guess he could get a lawyer to draft a cease and desist and maybe Paramount will pay him something to save the trouble of recalling all the ads.

Like I said, it's a huge expenditure of time and money, over a micro-infringement. It would probably amount to a waste of money for all involved, aside from the need to defend IP.

*ProactiveMan* · 06-24-2016, 12:29 AM

Yeah, could be. If neither party want to be hard-asses about it, it may not be too bad, but you never can tell. I can't see Paramount giving enough of a sh*t to use the nuclear option in this case though, but I'm just some guy so I don't really know squat.

~~Commenter 42~~ · 06-24-2016, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

but I'm just some guy so I don't really know squat.

Same. ^^.

*DarkFell* · 06-26-2016, 01:30 AM

Does anyone have the image(s) of the 'illegal' appearance of Miyamoto Usagi locked within Krang's cryogenic 'toy chest'? If so, then you might keep me from actually spending money on this movie, since I'm half-way certain that the DVD producers might have to 'edit' out the infamous rabbit ronin from the DVD release of the film should Sakai have his way.

I'm not at all saying that Stan is in the wrong since the directors should have 'done their homework' and read up as to who Usagi's owner actually is.

*DarkFell* · 06-26-2016, 10:52 AM

Whooops..my bad.

I thought that Usagi was frozen in the cryogenic chamber with the other victims - I didn't know that the character was on a fan.

*NinjaPug* · 06-30-2016, 09:00 AM

I wouldn't make that assumption at all

*Panda_Kahn_fan* · 07-02-2016, 11:47 AM

Well, day of truth is here, people. We'll all know by Monday if this movie is another Warcraft, or it gets sunk like the pathetic Japanese wooden ships that faced admiral Yi Sun-sin's mighty turtle boats!

thundermaster612 · 07-03-2016, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Panda_Kahn_fan

Well, day of truth is here, people. We'll all know by Monday if this movie is another Warcraft, or it gets sunk like the pathetic Japanese wooden ships that faced admiral Yi Sun-sin's mighty turtle boats!

Monday? Dammit I thought it was today

~~Commenter 42~~ · 07-03-2016, 08:31 AM

The suspense!

...

I'll give you a clue. It's over.

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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Ahead of this coming weekend’s China and France bows, TMNT2 saw folks shell out $3.6M in 51 international markets this frame. The cume is $76.8M to date. With investment from Alibaba Pictures and help in the local marketing, TMNT2 should push past $100M with the Middle Kingdom. It also has several other majors to go as rollout continues. Thost include Italy on July 7, Germany on August 11 and Japan on August 26. Brazil, a major play for the last installment, has cumed $4.3M after two weeks; Australia is at $3.9M after three and Mexico is at $9.2M after four.

*Vicky82* · 07-03-2016, 08:46 AM

TMNT 2 is also out in South Africa and Hungry this weekend too.

These are the last few countries to get TMNT 2.

UAE - July 7th
Italy - July 7th
Israel - July 21st
Belgium - July 29th
Austria - Aug 11th
Germany - Aug 11th
Japan - Aug 26th

SS Kakarot · 07-03-2016, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Vicky82

TMNT 2 is also out in South Africa and Hungry this weekend too.

These are the last few countries to get TMNT 2.

UAE - July 7th
Italy - July 7th
Israel - July 21st
Belgium - July 29th
Austria - Aug 11th
Germany - Aug 11th
Japan - Aug 26th

The Belgium release date was actually changed to June 29th.

*TrickOrTreater* · 07-03-2016, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Commenter 42

The suspense!

...

I'll give you a clue. It's over.

06-23-2016, 11:12 PM	#67
ProactiveMan Spooky ghost Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Western Australia Posts: 2,266	Were the ads made by Paramount or one of the Chinese distributers? If it’s the latter I’d say his chances of a successful copyright suit are about as good as mine are growing wings. Otherwise I guess he could get a lawyer to draft a cease and desist and maybe Paramount will pay him something to save the trouble of recalling all the ads. __________________ ProactiveMan!

06-23-2016, 11:21 PM	#68
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06-24-2016, 12:29 AM	#70
ProactiveMan Spooky ghost Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Western Australia Posts: 2,266	Yeah, could be. If neither party want to be hard-asses about it, it may not be too bad, but you never can tell. I can't see Paramount giving enough of a sht to use the nuclear option in this case though, but I'm just some guy so I don't really know squat. __________________ Proactive*Man!

07-02-2016, 11:47 AM	#75
Panda_Kahn_fan Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,715	Well, day of truth is here, people. We'll all know by Monday if this movie is another Warcraft, or it gets sunk like the pathetic Japanese wooden ships that faced admiral Yi Sun-sin's mighty turtle boats! __________________ My TMNT fanfic: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1266176...n-a-Half-Shell IDW is the best version of TMNT If they make a TMNT reboot movie retelling the shredder battle/origin, I won't buy a ticket. Last edited by Panda_Kahn_fan; 07-02-2016 at 12:11 PM.

07-03-2016, 08:46 AM	#78
Vicky82 Emperor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dunstable, UK Posts: 5,805	TMNT 2 is also out in South Africa and Hungry this weekend too. These are the last few countries to get TMNT 2. UAE - July 7th Italy - July 7th Israel - July 21st Belgium - July 29th Austria - Aug 11th Germany - Aug 11th Japan - Aug 26th __________________ My heart!!!! One of my favourite moments.

06-30-2016, 09:00 AM	#74
NinjaPug Foot Elite Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,390	I wouldn't make that assumption at all