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We are interested in asking you a number of questions about the disconnect/controversy that exists in America between Evolution, Creationism and the Intelligent Design movement
'''Premise Media''' is the production company which created "[[Expelled]]", a documentary about the way evolutionists have marginalized supporters of [[Intelligent Design]] in academia.
'''Premise Media''' is the production company which created "[[Expelled]]", a documentary about the way evolutionists have marginalized supporters of [[Intelligent Design]] in academia
==Cell animation flap==
==Controversy over Expelled==
===Flap over recruiting Dawkins===
*We are interested in asking you a number of questions about the disconnect/controversy that exists in America between Evolution, Creationism and the Intelligent Design movement. [http://www.expelledexposed.com/index.php/background/interview-tactics]
===Cell animation flap===
[[PZ Myers]] accused Premise of infringement, on the basis of perceived similarities between their animation of the cell and an earlier work created for Harvard University.<ref>Video available at http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/media.html</ref>
[[PZ Myers]] accused Premise of infringement, on the basis of perceived similarities between their animation of the cell and an earlier work created for Harvard University.<ref>Video available at http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/media.html</ref>
{{quotebox|I’ve gotten to know the producers quite well. As far as I can tell, they made sure to budget for lawsuits. Also, I know for a fact that they have one of the best intellectual property attorneys in the business. I expect that the producers made their video close enough to the Harvard video to get tongues awagging (Headline: “Harvard University Seeks Injunction Against Ben Stein and EXPELLED” — you think that might generate interest in the movie?), but different enough so that they are unexposed. [http://www.uncommondescent.com/legal/expelled-plagiarizing-harvard/] }}
{{quotebox|I’ve gotten to know the producers quite well. As far as I can tell, they made sure to budget for lawsuits. Also, I know for a fact that they have one of the best intellectual property attorneys in the business. I expect that the producers made their video close enough to the Harvard video to get tongues awagging (Headline: “Harvard University Seeks Injunction Against Ben Stein and EXPELLED” — you think that might generate interest in the movie?), but different enough so that they are unexposed. [http://www.uncommondescent.com/legal/expelled-plagiarizing-harvard/] }}
==Imagine flap==
===Imagine flap===
In mid-April, 2008, Yoko Ono filed a lawsuit in a Manhattan federal court, claiming that Premise Media and Rocky Mountain Pictures used a video clip of her late husband, John Lennon, singing "Imagine" without her approval. Ono maintains that the documentary's credits could mislead viewers about her having authorized Lennon's clip. <ref>[http://richarddawkins.net/article,2506,n,n] Yoko Ono sues over use of John Lennon videos</ref>
In mid-April, 2008, Yoko Ono filed a lawsuit in a Manhattan federal court, claiming that Premise Media and Rocky Mountain Pictures used a video clip of her late husband, John Lennon, singing "Imagine" without her approval. Ono maintains that the documentary's credits could mislead viewers about her having authorized Lennon's clip. <ref>[http://richarddawkins.net/article,2506,n,n] Yoko Ono sues over use of John Lennon videos</ref>