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minus-squaremoistclump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoGenuinely, could they do that? Would there be any legal or logistical obstacles?
minus-squareH2207@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoNot a lawyer but I don’t see any legal obstacles as long as they only use the footage and nothing else from the original film. Put a different name on it too. Morally though, it’s funny but also a complete cash-grab.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoEveryone that earned money from the first release would earn money on a new release.
minus-squareH2207@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBut wouldn’t the new release be a unique entity, so therefore it’d be no different than if it was another film?
Genuinely, could they do that? Would there be any legal or logistical obstacles?
Not a lawyer but I don’t see any legal obstacles as long as they only use the footage and nothing else from the original film. Put a different name on it too.
Morally though, it’s funny but also a complete cash-grab.
Everyone that earned money from the first release would earn money on a new release.
But wouldn’t the new release be a unique entity, so therefore it’d be no different than if it was another film?