As we reported earlier, there was recently some ridiculous litigation over a Mike Tyson tattoo being victimized in Hangover 2 - with the looming possibility the tattoo would bear to be digitally removed from the DVD and Blu-Ray releases. ??
Thankfully, there was a village and the tattoo stays, but if it had to be removed, it probably wouldn't have been too big of a hurt in the rise because of today's digital technology.
This wasn't always the case.
There's a famous history of when Martin Scorsese was making The Last Waltz, and the camera captured Neil Young performing with a large, white ball of Peruvian marching powder under his nostril. ??
As recalled in Young's biography, Shakey, Scorsese wanted to support it in the movie because it was real, it was rock n' roll, but Young's manager Elliott Roberts said no way, and the offending glob had to be rotoscoped out of the film, which cost thousands of dollars. (Robbie Robertson of The Band joked this made it the most expensive cocaine he ever bought.) ??
Watching the shoot today, it looks like they tried to go it into the lights behind Young, and beholding this white light bouncing around under Young's nose, once you love what it is, is hilarious.
This whole nonsense also reminds me a similar incident when Metallica was making fun of Axl Rose on their documentary, A Year and a Half in the Spirit of Metallica. As usual, Axl threw a fit and demanded the videos be changed or there would be litigation.
Jory Farr was penning a hold on the music business, Moguls and Madmen, and was interviewing Metallica's managers Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch when intelligence came down Axl was heavy to sue. ??
"Here's what can happen," Burnstein said, examining their options. "They can get an injunction and we'll get to have all the videos off the market."
Burnstein mentioned Biz Markie had to attract video because of the samples. "They really had to go to retailers and get them returned.But no matter what James did, Guns N' Roses are public figures- the tribunal will acknowledge that."
Slash was in the video, and Bernstein and Mensch were nervous he may not have signed a release, but they placed his signed release, and once they had it in hand, they went back to Axl's camp and said, "Do as you wish to do, but my guy reading Axl's rider is not something that our lawyer thinks you will get the ground for an injunction on. You've got no case. And we're not going to pull anything voluntarily to transfer the video. We're happy with it. You're going to get to do after us legally." ??
And as usual, Axl was all skin and no bite.
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