Ono in fight over copyright of rarely seen Lennon video
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Almost four decades after the footage was shot at Lennon's estate in England, his widow is in court, fighting to keep the images private. (article 3)
World Wide Video has filed a federal lawsuit against Ono, claiming Ono's attempts to stop the company from publicly showing the footage is a copyright infringement. (article 3)
At preliminary hearing in the case Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Boston, arguments on Ono's motion to dismiss were scheduled for May 21. (article 3)
The footage, which has never been shown publicly in its entirety, was shot Feb. 8-10, 1970, by Anthony Cox, Ono's husband before her marriage to Lennon in 1969. (article 3)
The footage also includes some tender moments, such as when Lennon blow-dries his wife's hair, and when Lennon and Ono play with Julian Lennon and Kyoko Cox (article 3)
In March of last year, she blocked World Wide from showing " 3 Days in the Life a two-hour film based on the footage, at a private school in Maine. (article 1)
Unfortunately his arrest in America for cannabis possession six months before meant that John Lennon and his new bride , Yoko Ono, couldn't get the visas. (article 4)
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Ono, Lennon, footage, Wide, Cox |
Source articles
- Yoko Ono, Massachusetts company joust in federal court (boston.com, 04/30/2008, 289 words)
- Battle looms over Lennon footage (boston.com, 05/01/2008, 619 words)
- Ono in fight over copyright of rarely seen Lennon video (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 05/01/2008, 797 words)
- John and Yoko and the teenage girl who shared their peace bed (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk, 04/29/2008, 55 words)
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