Comments on: In Case You Missed It: New Watchmen Video http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/31/in-case-you-missed-it-new-watchmen-video/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:49:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Radomski http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/31/in-case-you-missed-it-new-watchmen-video/comment-page-1/#comment-455993 Radomski Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:25:51 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10462#comment-455993 Rick Rottman Says: December 31st, 2008 at 10:21 am If 20th Century Fox owns the movie rights to Watchmen, why is Warner Brothers still able to release promotional videos such as this without first locking up the movie rights? And you’re right, MySpace is indeed owned by Fox. If I didn’t know better, I would think this was all a ploy between the two studios to drum up publicity. ___________________________________________________________________ Fox doesn't own all the rights, what the pre trial motion said was they had a peice of the copyright for the film, which gives Fox the ability to if they choose to A) a portion of the films gross B0 Tie up the movie in litigation delaying it's release until a final determination is made by the court. Rick Rottman Says:
December 31st, 2008 at 10:21 am
If 20th Century Fox owns the movie rights to Watchmen, why is Warner Brothers still able to release promotional videos such as this without first locking up the movie rights? And you’re right, MySpace is indeed owned by Fox. If I didn’t know better, I would think this was all a ploy between the two studios to drum up publicity.
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Fox doesn’t own all the rights, what the pre trial motion said was they had a peice of the copyright for the film, which gives Fox the ability to if they choose to A) a portion of the films gross B0 Tie up the movie in litigation delaying it’s release until a final determination is made by the court.

]]> By: Troy Brownfield http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/31/in-case-you-missed-it-new-watchmen-video/comment-page-1/#comment-455947 Troy Brownfield Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:02:27 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10462#comment-455947 Eric, it shouldn't start automatically. It doesn't on any of my browsers, and you're the first person to mention it. Eric, it shouldn’t start automatically. It doesn’t on any of my browsers, and you’re the first person to mention it.

]]> By: Eric Arsenault http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/31/in-case-you-missed-it-new-watchmen-video/comment-page-1/#comment-455945 Eric Arsenault Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:11:59 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10462#comment-455945 Next time, please dont have a video that starts automaticaly in a post, really slow things down plus the ads with flash and what not... Next time, please dont have a video that starts automaticaly in a post, really slow things down plus the ads with flash and what not…

]]> By: Pat http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/31/in-case-you-missed-it-new-watchmen-video/comment-page-1/#comment-455886 Pat Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:48:01 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10462#comment-455886 That video really reassured me that Zack Snyder knows what he's doing. The first trailer blew me away but the second one had me wondering a bit if the changes they've made in adapting it went beyond merely cosmetic changes. That video really reassured me that Zack Snyder knows what he’s doing. The first trailer blew me away but the second one had me wondering a bit if the changes they’ve made in adapting it went beyond merely cosmetic changes.

]]> By: Rick Rottman http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/12/31/in-case-you-missed-it-new-watchmen-video/comment-page-1/#comment-455859 Rick Rottman Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:21:39 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=10462#comment-455859 If 20th Century Fox owns the movie rights to <i>Watchmen</i>, why is Warner Brothers still able to release promotional videos such as this without first locking up the movie rights? And you're right, MySpace is indeed owned by Fox. If I didn't know better, I would think this was all a ploy between the two studios to drum up publicity. If 20th Century Fox owns the movie rights to Watchmen, why is Warner Brothers still able to release promotional videos such as this without first locking up the movie rights? And you’re right, MySpace is indeed owned by Fox. If I didn’t know better, I would think this was all a ploy between the two studios to drum up publicity.

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