Footage licence meaning

The High Court found that there was no reasonable prospect of Spyros Melaris proving at trial that he had single-handedly made the pseudo-documentary, which has now been thoroughly debunked, or that he was entitled to a copyright claim for its exploitation. Judge Richard Hacon entered summary judgment for Mindhouse Productions Ltd, holding that Melaris’s assertions of title and authorship were negated by contracts in which he assigned his rights. He remarked to Melaris, “I’m sorry the documents were against you.” The judge said it was impossible to square the director’s account with 2002 and 2006 agreements recognising that Orbital Media Ltd owned the film’s copyright. Melaris’s October claim alleged that Mindhouse misrepresented the provenance of Alien Autopsy. The company—set up by filmmakers Louis Theroux, Arron Fellows and Nancy Strang—was said to have downplayed Melaris’s ownership while advancing producer Ray Santilli’s false tale that the film was a restoration of genuine 1940s footage...

Negotiation Guide This Negotiation Guide sits within the Practical lease negotiation collection. In practice, see also Practice Note: New starter guide—entering into new commercial leases. An alienation clause regulates the extent to which (if at all) a tenant may dispose of the demised premises or permit a third party to occupy. The usual forms of disposal allowed are assignment, underletting and charging, and such transactions generally require the landlord’s consent. Certain leases also permit the tenant limited categories of other dealings, for example group sharing. The nature of the alienation permitted and the degree of landlord control over dealings will turn on several factors, including the type of premises, the length of the term and the rental structure (eg fixed rent or turnover). This Negotiation Guide reviews the principal elements of an alienation clause (also called a dealings clause), which can be included in a lease of commercial premises...