[RT][BT]Who owns the rights to Macross?
BobZ
Sola...@aol.com wrote:
> (Long time since I since THAT tag)
> I wondered into Bad Karma to see if there was anything new there and found a
> rather surprising news item. Apparently a Japanese court has decided that
> Tatsunok did NOT have the rights to sell Macross to Harmony Gold and Big West
> (The apparent new owners) received a court injunction preventing HG from
> selling licenses for Macross items and the sale of Macross products. You can
> find the article at
>
> http://badkarma.net/newsroom/index.shml
>
> Now I have seen this information confirmed from other sources as of yet.
>
> How this effects Robotech I am not sure. Maybe no effect. This does have a
> BIG effect on the availability of Macross stuff on the USA. It seems that HG
> was preventing the importing of lots of stuff because they (thought) they had
> a legal license.
>
> And how this effect BT and the Unseen? Well, this puts the Fasa's license to
> them even farther away from being legal. Fasa said they got their license
> from Twentieth Century Imports, who had gotten it from Tatsunoko. But if
> Tatsunoko didn't have the rights to sell, then TCI didn't even have a legal
> import/export license for Macross stuff, much less a license for artwork. Now
> this does bring up the possibility of someone going to Big West and licensing
> the Macross artwork form them. My personal opinion is that chance is about
> that of getting a license from HG. Big West went to a lot of trouble to get
> Macross and it's doubtful that they are going to just sell it way to a
> non-Macross game. sm
>
> Visit Mektek, A programing development team (we also got Mecha news)
> http://www.mektek.net
> Mektek staff member
CavScout
http://66.96.236.80/article.php?id=1764
According to an official Statement from Harmony Gold, by their Vice
president of Business Development, Harmony Gold's international rights
to the Macross TV series have not been affected by the legal
proceedings taking place in Japan.
To all Robotech and Macross fans:
A number of rumors have arisen during the past week as a result of
legal proceedings in Japan.
The original Macross television series was the result of a monumental
collaborative effort involving several companies of creative
individuals. We at Harmony Gold appreciate all the hard work these
combined talents put forth to make Macross possible. We are proud to
have worked closely with AnimEigo to provide fans with a faithful
subtitled release of Macross in its original format.
The litigation in Japan involving Tatsunoko, Big West and Studio Nue
does not affect Harmony Gold or its licensees. Harmony Gold is not a
party to any legal proceedings. Furthermore, the lawsuit, which was
tried in front of a Japanese court, only relates to rights in Japan.
Since Harmony Gold's worldwide rights to Macross exclude Japan, a
Japanese judgment does not apply to us.
We continue to be very excited about our Macross projects with Toynami
and AnimEigo and look forward to a bright future for Robotech and
Macross.
Sincerely,
Alan Letz
Executive Vice President
Business Development
Keith
leading anime company in the U.S., invented the wheel, and are worshipped in
Japan. B.S. from an official source known for B.S. is still B.S.
~Keith
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