Re: intimidation factor

[Ron Lindeboom] "No such form exists (that I have ever seen) and there is nowhere to download one as it would hold absolutely no legal weight in the present scheme of things."


Hey! I wrote that. What I was trying to get across is that clients love to say "I have it covered" when they really mean "I don't care". As much as it wouldn'y hold legal water, it might make them think about it and back off from the demand. How many of them actually know anything about copyright law in our business. They're usually corporate bullies who are never held accountable.

But, this brought something up in my little brain:
I sat across from a client a few months ago talking about a cruise ship promotional project. His present ad piece has a piece of Frank Sinatra's "Fly me to the Moon". I asked if he had the rights to the song and his astounding answer was "I don't need the rights to that. They would go after the production company, not me". I stood up, without a word, and left. After all, what could you possibly say to someone like that?

His office person called me later and asked if I would be coming back. What a hoot!






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