Director Mel Gibson's new work "Hacksaw Ridge" was well received in China, but Kirin Pictures wanted to sign its own copyright rights. Yesterday, James H. Pang, chairman and CEO of Kirin Pictures, authorized Leo Shi Young, general manager of the overseas business unit and CEO of Kylin Pictures, Inc. in the United States, to serve as the keynote speaker to hold a rights defense conference.
The original English version of the investment contract stipulates the attribution rights of Kirin Pictures
Mr. Shi Leiyong showed the original English of the investment contract signed by Kirin Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures, the producer and producer of "Hacksaw Ridge". In the provisions on attribution in the second paragraph, the investor will enjoy the right of attribution in the film worldwide, and the specific agreement includes the location of the main signature area of the film, the font specifications and the display method. The investment contract documents fully state that Kirin Pictures has the right to sign the film screen on the contract provisions recognized by law, and this interest is stipulated to appear in all versions of the global distribution.
In hollywood films' well-established entertainment law system, the copyright attribution of films cannot be changed or deleted by anyone at will. Qilin Pictures' "Blood Battle Hacksaw Ridge" released in China was inexplicably erased from the signature, which shocked the entire circle, thinking about who changed the signature clearly agreed on the contract text?
Shi Leiyong believes that the problem is with subcontracting distributors in China
Shi Leiyong said that after the incident, Kirin Pictures actively communicated with the US producers Cross Creek Company, China Film Group Corporation and Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd., and the three parties expressed shock and concern while saying that they were unaware of it in advance and did not know the reason. Subsequently, in the analysis chart of the production and distribution channels of the movie "Hacksaw Ridge", Shi Leiyong made a clear demarcation of the production stage and distribution stage of the film, and it can be clearly seen from the figure that Qilin Pictures directly participated in the investment in the production of the film.
Xiyi Pictures, the film's subcontractor distributor in China, bought out the distribution rights in mainland China from the global distributor IM Global. Shi Leiyong's view is that numerous facts show that Xiyi Pictures deleted the signatures of investors for personal gain without the knowledge of the US producers and the global distribution general contractor; this kind of behavior is illegal.
In response to the above facts, Shi Leiyong showed reporters the relevant information of the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). IMDb is an online database of movie actors, movies, TV shows, TV stars and movie productions, and is the world's most authoritative film information website.
Screenshots of kylinPictures appear on the list of production companies on hacksaw ridge pages. In the comparative display of the titles of different versions of the film around the world, Shi Leiyong pointed out that whether it is the Australian version or the North American version, there are signatures of Kylin Pictures, Inc. (Kirin Pictures), and when it comes to the opening of the Chinese "special edition", the signature disappears out of thin air, which is a great loss and harm to the production subjects who attach great importance to copyright and attribution rights in the film and television works of the cultural industry. Whether from a business or an emotional point of view, it is difficult for anyone to accept.
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