Difference between revisions of "Premise Media"
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'''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. | ||
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| + | [[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. | ||
According to the Richard Dawkins website, "XVIVO claimed that a segment of Expelled portraying the complexity of the cell is patterned upon segments of their well-known animation, produced on behalf of Harvard University." [http://richarddawkins.net/article,2454,n,n] | According to the Richard Dawkins website, "XVIVO claimed that a segment of Expelled portraying the complexity of the cell is patterned upon segments of their well-known animation, produced on behalf of Harvard University." [http://richarddawkins.net/article,2454,n,n] | ||
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{{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/] }} | ||
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| + | * Ms. Ono's lawyer, Jonas Herbsman, of Shukat, Arrow, Hafer, Weber & Herbsman, said in an interview Wednesday: "It was not licensed." With respect to the filmmakers, he says: "We are exploring all options." It is not clear what remedies if any may be available to Ms. Ono. [http://richarddawkins.net/article,2477,n,n] | ||
Revision as of 19:04, April 23, 2008
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
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.
According to the Richard Dawkins website, "XVIVO claimed that a segment of Expelled portraying the complexity of the cell is patterned upon segments of their well-known animation, produced on behalf of Harvard University." [1]
Jonathan Wells wrote:
Expelled does NOT use the Harvard animation. The producers paid a professional to create a new animation that is more accurate than the Harvard one (based on current knowledge of cellular processes). Any similarities between the Expelled animation and the Harvard one are due to the fact that both animations depict many of the same processes. [2]
William Dembski wrote:
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. [3]
Imagine flap
- Ms. Ono's lawyer, Jonas Herbsman, of Shukat, Arrow, Hafer, Weber & Herbsman, said in an interview Wednesday: "It was not licensed." With respect to the filmmakers, he says: "We are exploring all options." It is not clear what remedies if any may be available to Ms. Ono. [4]