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THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

LEGAL BLITZKRIEG FAILS SOUTHERN DIVISION

AMERICAN I NTERNATIONAL PICTURES, INC.

COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC .,

~~TRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, I NC.,

TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION,

b y Evan H. Foreman WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS,

UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC.,
CIVIL ACTION

UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION, NOS . 680 9-71-T

6810 -71-T
I have no doubt that trial will show that I have violated Plaintiffs, 6811-71-T
no c o p yrights. But, i t i s not easy to 'fi ght s uch a le gal 6812-71 -T
vs. * 681 3-71-T
battl e - - film collecto rs should n ot b e required to do
s o - and i t is with the future of film colle cting in mind
EVAN H. FOREMAN, ET AL, *
68 l4-71- T
681S-71-T \

that I writ e t h is a rti cle. Defendants. *

ORDER DISSOLVING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

On August 19, 1971 , t h e court entered a tempo r ary restrain ing

order and an order to show cause in the matter o f Amer i can I nter­

national Pictures, Inc. v . Evan H. Foreman, d/bl a 16 MM F i~land .

~nd ~6 MM Fi Lm~and, C.A . 660 9-71. Purs uant to an oraer ent e red

that same day by the Court, the Marshal o f the United States fo r

the SOuthe rn Distric t of Alabama . SOuthern Division, was issued a

wri t b~ .... h~ c. l Ark nF +:hA ~n\lrt: ilir ect ing him t o seize and t o hold
 On Augus t 19, 1971, four de puty U . S . Marshals, two
film company attorneys and One film company private
investigato r entered m y pre mi ses a t 260 N. Jacks on
St., Mobil e , Ala., and s e iz ed s i x of m y film prints a s
:1: called for b y a Writ of Sei z u r e issued b y th e U . S.
D i st r i ct Court i n M obi l e, as part of se v e n sim u lt aneous
lawsuit s brought ag a inst m e , withou t noti c e by Ame r ­
ican-Int e rnationa l Pictu res, Inc ., Columbia P ictures
Industri es, Inc., Metro - Gold w y n - Mayer , Inc., Twen ­
t ieth C entury- Fox Film Co rporati on , Walt Di sney Pr o­
du c tions, Unive r sal C ity Studios, Inc ., United Arti st s
C orporation . The Court a lso issued a t e mporary r e ­
straining order preventing me f rom de a ling in any
of the u s ed film print s c opyrighted by the plaintiff s .
All of t h i s wa s don e i n a n extraordinary l egal action
as a re sult of nota r ized affidavit s supplied to t h E!
U.S . Di strict Court b y the film c ompanies ' l awye r s ,
Sarg oy, Stei n ~ Hanft of Ne w Y ork C i ty, a nd H owell ,
Johnson, L a n g ford & Fin kb oh ne r of M obile, Alabama.
In o r der to i mplement s u ch e xtrao r dinary l e gal m e a ­
s u r es, the Court required t h e film c ompan ie s to p ost
$89 ,6 0 0 bond t o c omp e n sat e me f o r any c osts o r dam ­
ag es I m igh t suff e r s hould i t ultima tely be determined
b y the Court tha t I was w r ongfully e njoi n ed or re­
strained .
No ne gatives, n e w p r int s, or equipment for us ing or
p rodu cing same was f oun d on m y premi ses, as i n ­
deed, n on e c ould b e sin ce I h ave n ever had any such
mat e r i al s .
A h e aring w a s h eld August 30, 31, 19 72in U .S . Di strict
Court in Mob ile . As a r esult of t hat he aring, the U .S.
Di s t r ict Court fo r t he Southern Division of Alabama ,
Southern Divi s ion, issued t he orde r r eproduced on
the right:
(arti cl e c onti n u es on p age 6 )
Copyright Evan H. Fore man
ORDER DISSOLVING TEMPORARY RESTRA INING ORDER
On August 19# 1971. t h e Court e n tered a t empor ary restr a in i n g
or der and an order to show cau se in the matter of American Inter­
national Pictures, Inc . v. Evan H. Foreman. d/b/ a 16 MM F ilrnland.
and 16 MM Fi Lmland . C. A . 68 0 9 -71. Purs u a n t to an orde r e n te r ed
that same day by t he Court, the Mar s hal of t he united States for
the SOut hern Dis trict of Al abama , Sout h ern Di vi sion, was issued a
wri t by the Clerk of the Court di r ec ting h im to seize a nd to ho ld
certain articles a lleged by the plai nt i ff to b e in t he possess'ion
or control of the d efendant or a gent s of the defendan t s i n viola tiQn
of the Copyr i ght Act , _ Title 17, U.S . C.
On Augu st 30, 1971, t he ma tters as above styled we r e
conso l i da t e d by t he court and a hea r i ng . on the Show Cause Order
was commenced . Now t h e Cour t , af ter hear i ng oral argument b y
counse l o n b e ha lf o f the plaintiffs and the de f enda nt, and a f t er
viewing the exh ibits offered b y the part i es, together wi th affidavits
a nd bri efs submi t ted by b oth p art i e s, enter s the following Orders :
I t i s ORDERED , ADJt1DGED and DECREED t hat the t emporary
r estrain ing Order heretofore issued b y t he Cour t on August 19,
1971, should be and t he same hereby is DISSOLVED.
It is FtlRTHER ORDERED, ADJt1DGED and DECREED that the b onds
heret o f ore posted by th~ Pla i nt i ffs in their varioua amounts by
order of the Court shall r emain in full f orce and eff ect pendi ng
furthe r orders of t he Court.
It i. FtlRTHBR ORDERED, ADJt1DGED and DECREED t hat the Clerk
of the CO~shal l issue a writ direct ing the Marshal or those
authorized b y him to forthwith deliver up and release to the
defendant those articles heretofore seized in this matt e r.
I r"t/.~
DOH!: at Hobile, Alabama, this the /..) - - day of June 1972 .
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
I1.S, DISTRICT COURT
SOI1. DIST. ALA.
F ILED AND ENTERED THIS THE
_ __M Y OP JUNE 1972.
MINUTE ENTRY NO.
WILI.IAK J . O' CONN:=R-
O~ , -CI.E=::RK""
BY ­
Deputy Clez'k
1972
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INSPECTOR HORNLElGH. - Briti~h, 1940. Alastair Sim, Hugh Williams. Scotland Yard Inspec t or
tracks a ki-11er who stole ' nationa-1' b).ldge't irt·f .6Tmati'oiJ. t 'o" rh.ake' 'f -ifla:nt'ia1- kill. 2 773' $74
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TRIGGER TRAIL - Universal, 1944. Rod Cameron, Fuzzy Knight. Action Western. 2116' $94

LAW OF THE RANGE - Universal, 1941 . Johnny Mack Brown. Fast paced Western. 2145' $94

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Un i versal, 1 925 . Famo us classic . SILENT 3133 ' $99

SOFIA - P . C . P i c tures , 1 948 . Gene Raymo nd , Sigrid Gurie. Businessman in Turkey trie s t o get
two a tomic s c ien tists ou t . of th e ha nd s of the Russians. * *t New York Daily News . 293 5 ' $74

LET' S LIVE A LI TTLE - Eagle-Lion , 1 948. Robert Cummings, Hedy Lamar r . Fe male psychiat r is t
and a yo ung advert isi ng executive have men t al disorders about ea c h o ther. *** Ne w ' York Dail y
News. 3013' $ 79

GtTN TOWN - Universal , 1945 . Kirby Gra n t, Fuzzy Knight . Action in the West. 1 88 7 ' $94

RI VERBEAT - Abtcon , 195 4 . Phy l lis Kirk , Joh n Ben tley . Murder a n d d iamon d smuggling o n t h e
Londo n waterfront, with S cotland Yard on the j ob . 2543 ' $ 54

STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO -Republic, 1949 . Robert Armstrong , Mae Cl ark. Little toughi e o f
13 puts th e fi n ge r on a murd er g an g an d i s instrumenta l i n th ei r ca pture . 2 1 59 ' $5 4

BEHIND LOCKED DOORS - E ag l e- Lio n , 1 948 . Richa rd Ca r l son, Lu cil l e Bremer . J udge , es c ap i ng
f rom t he poli ce , s eeks hi d ing pl ace i n an insan e asyl um. Reporter gets hims e lf co mmit t ed
i n hop e of f i ndi n g the judge - and a story . **New York Dai ly News. 20 8 3 ' $59

THEY ME T IN ARGENTINA - RKO, 1941. Mau re en O ' Har a, Gene Raymo nd . Thre e-way r oma nce between
a Latin heiress , yo ung Amer i c an eng ine e r, a nd spo rtsman. 2773 ' $ 74

OKLAHOMA RA I DERS - Unive rs a l , 1943. Tex Ri tte r , Fuzzy Kni gh t . Suspen se and adv enture in
old Ok l ahoma t errito r y. 2 04 5' $94

THlm DER IN THE P I NE S - Lippert, 194 9. De n i se Dar c e l, Ge o rg e Ree v e s , Ral p h Byrd. Gi rl de­
c ides t o marr y one o f two men - the o ne wit h more mon e y , o f co ur se . **iN . Y . D. N. 21 89' $ 5 4
Hon SE OF DARKNESS - Brod e r , 1948. L au r e nc e Ha rv ey . Three b ro t hers . E l d es t k i l ls one, dr ives
th e o ther insan e . Th eir spir i t s haun t h i m. 2 188 ' $74
 OKLAHOMA RAIDERS - Un iv ers al, 1 943 . Tex Ritte r, Fuzzy Kni ght . Suspen~ and-ao v en t~~~~~n-----------------
u r e ~n
o l d Oklahoma terri t or y. 2045 ' $ 94

TI-IUNDER IN TI-IE PINES - Lip pert , 1949. Denis e Darcel , George Ree ves~ Ralph By rd . Gi rl d e ­
c ides t o ma r ry one of two men - the o ne wi t h mo r e money , o f co urse . **tN . Y.D. N. 218 9' $54

HOUSE OF DARKNESS - Br od er , 194 8. L au r enc e Ha rv e y. Th r ee bro t hers. Eld est ki l l s one , drive s
the o ther ins a n e . Th ei r s piri t s haun t h im . 21 88 ' $74

COLOR FEATURES
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~ TI-I I S IS MY LOVE - RKO , 1954 . Linda Darnell, Rick Jason , Faith Domergue. Two sisters com­
pete for t he affections o f one ma n : one is married to a man destined to sp e n d his life in
a wheelchair. * * N. Y. Da ily News. End title replace. Reddish. Filter inc luded . 3135' $1 1 5

l mHOLY WIFE - RKO, 1957 . Rod Steiger, Diano Dors, Ma r ie Windsor. Young woman married to a
,t weal thy vineyard owne r , plots to murder husband but accidentally kills another man. * *!
. If New York Daily News. 33 6 2 ' $145

I
HERCULES AGAINST THE SONS OF THE Slm - Civirani , 1963. Mark Fores t , Ann a Ma ria Pace . Her­
r-­ c u 1esguides so ldiers i n buildin g Grec o-Roman war machines i n ord e r t o d e f ea t the armi e s
o f the e v il Ki ng of th e Incas . Dubbed. 3179' $135

TI-IE HI GHWAYMAN - Al lied Ar tis t s, 1951 . Charl e s Coburn, Vi ctor J o ry , Wan da He ndrix . Pre­
r evo l u tionary England: Disguised as Quaker , nobleman a ids t he f r eem an e s cap e b eing sh ipp ed
to Co l onies as sl aves of the Crown . **New York Daily News. 2 9 28' $ 125

,. SERIALS
LAST OF TI-IE MOHICANS - Mascot, 1932 . H ~r ey Carey,Yakima Canutt . Complet e 1 2 Chapt er s erial
Each chapter i n di viduall y mo unted . 8, 522 ' $450

QUEEN OF THE JtmGLE - P r oducers , 1935. Mary Kornm an , 12 Chapte r se rial. $3 7 5

QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE - s ame a s abov e , but not in as good a shape . $2 75

TI-IE DEVIL HORSE - Mascot, 1932. Harey Carey, Edwina Booth. $375

Copyright Evan H. Foreman 1972

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Bt:'A'CK' "'&- WH l'rE' FEA·TURES

EYES OF THE UNDERWORLD - l Universal, 1943_~ Lon ' Chan-e y , j r., -Ri chard Di x, Wen dy Bar rie. Gang
of crimina ls tries t o bla c kma i l polic e ch i ef by exp osing hi s fo r mer p ris o n re cord . 2188'
Mounted on n ew 2200 ' p la stic r e el . $94
I LOVE TROlmLE - Co lumbia, 194 7. Francho t Tone, J a ne t Bl air. Detective s e a rc hing for mis s­
in g girl, f a l l s i n lo ve wi th client. 33 55' $89

JOURNEY IN TO L IGHT - Fox , 1951. Sterl ing "Lucky " Ha yd en , Vi vec a Li ndfo rs 1 Th o mas Mitche lL
Dis i l lu s ion ed min is te r r ega i ns fai t h t hrough b li nd g i rl 's l o ve . 2 883' * *2 N .Y. Dai ly $94
RECKLESS MOMENT - Columbia , 1949. James Mason, J o a n Bennett l Ge r a l din e Brooks. Acc i d e n t a l
mu rd e r makes girl and mo ther v i c t ims of b l a c km a i l . 2 94 3 ' * *2 New Yo rk Dail y News. $8 9
MIDNIGHT MANHUNT - Paramo u nt , 194 5 . Ann Savage, William Ga rg an . Gr az y mixed - up c o rpse can ' t
sta y i n one p lac e . 22 87' $ 79
THE BLONDE BANDIT - Republic , 1 950. Robert Roc k we l l , Do r oth y Patrick. Gir l falls i n lo v e
with s yndic a te r ackete er , but does h e r duty to h elp c on vi c t him . **t N. Y . D. N. 2140 ' $ 54
BELLS OF SAN FERNANDO - S cre en Gui l d, 1947. Dona l d Woo ds, Glor ia Warren, Byron Foulge r.
I rish immi g ra n t a nd Spani sh g i r l rid the people of a cr ue l ove r see r and e ventually fa l l in
l o ve. ** t New Yor k Da i ly News . 2 589 ' $ 54
LUCK OF THE IR ISH - Fox, 1948. Tyron e Po wer, Anne Baxter, Lee J. Cob b. A reporter e nco un t e rs
l o v e ly Irish coll e en and mischievous leprechaun. ** * New York Daily News. 3567' $99

YOUNG AND WILLING - United Artist s , 1943. Edd ie Bracken , Susan Hayw ar d, William Ho ld en .
Strugg ling young actress and actors share community apartment. **N . Y.D . News 2965 ' $74
NORTHWEST OlTTPOST - Republic, 1947. Nelson Eddy , Illona Massey. Joseph Schildkraut . Young
Russian g irl is held captive by her husband, but escapes with dashing U.S. cavalry offi c er.
**t New Yo rk Daily News. 3263' $125

MADEMOISELLE FIFI - RKO, 1944. Simone Simon, John Emery, Jason Robards. Young laundress
repuls e s a German officer and joins the French underground. 2518' $89

A MAN NAMED ROCCA - Telewide, 1966. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Christine Kaufman. Two men im­
prisoned for - a crime they did not commit volunteer to dig up mines to earn their freedom.
After their release they turn to a life of crime. 3844 ' $79
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Russian girl is held captive by her husband, but escapes with dashing U.S. cavalry offic e r.
**! New York Daily News. 3263' $ 125

MADEMOISELLE FIFI - RKO, 1944. Simone Simon , John Emery, Jason Robards . Young laundress
repu1ses a German officer and j oins the F re n ch under g r ou nd. 25 18' $89
A MAN NAMED ROCCA - Te1ewide , 1966. Jean-Paul Be1mondo , Chris t ine Kaufman. Two men im­
prisoned for-a crime they did not commit volunteer to dig up mines to e~rn their freedom.
After their release t h ey turn to a life o f crime. 3844' $79

WOMAN OF THE TOWN - United Artists, 1943. Claire Trevo r, Bar r y Sullivan, Albert Dekke r .
Tal e of Ba t Masterson and the dance h a ll girl he loved . *** N.Y . Daily News . 3186' $ 74

OLD LOtTI S IANA - Cr esce n t , 1937 . Rita Hayworth, Tom Keene. Conflic t in wa y s o f th ink i ng re ­
sul ts i n Lou isiana purchase. This is said to be Miss Haywo r t h' s f i r s t pict u r e . Sh e is list­
ed i n t he cr edits as Rita Cansino . 2238' $99

THE BUSHWACKERS - Rea1 a rt, 1951. John I r el and, Wayn e Mo rris, Lawr e nce Ti erney , Lon Ch aney,
Do r o thy Malone. Out door me lodrama about a veteran of t he Confed e r a t e Army . Altho ugh he has
s wo rn never to u s e a gu n ag a i n , h e is pro vo ke d i n to ac t i on b y ra iders . **! New York Da i ly
News . 2 502 ' $74

SILVER QlTEEN - Unit ed Ar t ists , 1942 . Pris:i11a Lan e , Ge o rge Br ent. Th e 1870' s Girl g amb les
to p a yoff Da d ' s d ebt s . Fi ance sq uanders it on silver mine. **t NY Daily News. ?879' $ 79
LONE STAR TRA I L - Un ivers a l , 1 943 . Tex Ritte r , Johnn y Mac k Brown . Lot' s o f a ction in this
Wes t ern, wi th music .-a nd t wo big s t ars . 206 7' $ 94
COURAGE OF THE WEST - Univ er s a l, 1937 . Bob Baker , Lois J an u ar y . Va rious p robl ems f a ced b y
two yo un g p eop l e when the y de cide to p i on e e r in the West . 20 44 ' $94

RENEGADES OF THE RIO GRANDE - lTni ve rs a 1, 1944 . Rus tler s te r r o r i ze the b o r d e r , but fi nd
th i ng s tough whe n a ~pec i a 1 agen t i s sen t t o round, t hem up. 2032' $89
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LAWLESS BREED - tTn iversa1, 1 946 . Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight. Hard-fight in g Western fa re .
All t he e xcitement an d a ction o f fig hti ng for justice. 2 024' $89

IMMEDIATE DI SASTER - Pri ncess, 1954 . Pat r icia Neal, Helm u t Da ntine. Man from Venus h e r alds ~
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delegation to E ar th to c e ase making super-destructiv e weapons. 2662' $ 74

PACK UP YOUR TROTTBLES - M- G- M, 1932. Laurel & Hardy. Slapst i ck comedy wi th Stan and Ollie
in the Army. **t New Yor k Daily News. 2355' . $99
KING 0 THE TURF - United Artists, 1939. Adolphe Menjou, Dolores Costello. Down-at-the-heels
horseman is befriended by a small-boy who turns o~t to be his own son. **NYDN 3177' $99

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THE ABC DRAMATIC PHOTOPLAY RATING SYSTEM

T he ABC rating sy ste m is a motion picture photop lay rating syste m whi ch i s d e­
signed to guide members of t he publi c i n s electing film entertainm e n t w hich is
suitable to t h ei r taste s .

Motion p i c tur e photoplays which are rated " A " a r e one s which have been found to
b e suitable by the cre ator of the ABC rat i ng syste m o r his a s s igns, for (i.) a ll age s
of patrons , (ii. ) all-around e nt ertainment v a l ue. "B" rating indicates that the content
is b old, and bod erline. Such f ilm s as are rated ' ·B" ar e not suitabl e for children,
althou gh mature teen-ager s s h ould b e admitted - but parent a l c onsent i s advi s e d .
' · C" films ar e t h os e which may not be a t t ended by any one under t he a g e of 18 year s .
"C" r ated films should be attended with c aution - c on sentin g a dult s only .

N one of the rati ngs may be self-applied. There i s n o equivalent of the X r ating in t h e
 .., _ ~ ""''''_ A _ ""'_ ""' ...... _ ........
"", . , . 0.;;1 ""'_ ~ .

M ot i on pictu r e p h otoplays wh ich are rated " A" are ones wh iCh hav e b e en found t o
be s u i t a ble by t h e c re a tor of t h e ABC r ating s y s t e m or hi s as sign s, f o r (i.) all a g e s
of p a tr ons , (ii . ) a ll -around ente r t a inme n t value . " B ·' rating indic at e s that the conte nt
is b o l d , a nd b ode r lin e. Such films a s a r e rat ed ·· B " a re n ot sui t a b l e f o r children,
alth ough matu r e t e e n - agers should be admi t t ed - but p a r ental c on s ent i s a d v i sed .
··C·' film s are t h o s e which m ay not be attende d by a nyon e und er t he a g e of 18 ye a r s .
"C" rat ed film s s hould b e attended w ith caution - c on sentin g adult s only.

None of the r a tin g s maybe s elf- a p pli ed . There is no e qui valent of the X rating in the
ABC rating s y stem. Film s whi c h m i ght be rated X by other rating sys tems may
very w ell n ot 'be eligib l e for rat ing i n the A B C s y s t e m .

The c r eator of the A BC rat i n g s y stem cannot define p o r n ogra p h y. It i s as sume d t ha.t
those wh o might be intere s t e d i n exploiting pornography via moti on pictures will
have an ide a of what itis. Su ch p er s on s need n ot apply for a ny r a ting by this system
as t he r e is none.

Copyri gh t E v an H . For e man 1972

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I wou ld like very rnu ch to hav:e YOU1:suggesti ons and

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c om.m.ents re gar ding rny prppo,sai fo r a new rating

systern along t he line s s h own- on th e 'p age at left. Of
course any n urnbe r of new o r other ide as c an. be in­
c orporated. The pr oposai"l a t righ t i s s irnpl y a star t ­
ing p oint. 1£ y ou a re incline d I would appreciat e I 6rnrn Filrnl and
y our s ending in ans w er s to t he following : p. O. Draw er 969
Mob il e , Ala. 366 0 1
1. Do y ou feel that t he pr e s ent (M oti on Pi c tu re As­
s o ci a t i on of Am.erica) or (M PAA) rating systern i s a Ple ase s hip rne the filrns listed below, prepaid b y
fai r one ? p a rce l post. 1£ I want special delivery I arn s o in­
d ic a tipg h e~e l P ) and enclos e an extr a $ 1 for i t.

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2. D o you think that the pre s ent designations accurat e­ iI I i

ly re pre sent t h e cont ent of the filrns rated? Title Price

3. Do y ou f eel tha t the fi r rns which control the MPAA

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g e t better ratings on their filrns than do other, n on ­
rnernber cornpanies?

4. R ev. P atrick Sullivan (S .J.), head of t he Catholic

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rating sy ste rn a s now u sed be cornpl et e l y divorc e d

frorn th e M P AA. D o you a g r e e with R ev. Sulliva n ?
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5 . D o y ou fe el that t he M PAA r ati ng syrnbol " X"
de t ers or prornot e s p orno graphic rn otion pictu r es? ALTE R NATE CHOIC ES

6 . Do y ou favor the A BC s y st e rn as ou t lin e d on t h e

page a t l eft?

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7. What d o you lik e ab out it?

8 . What do y ou not like abou t it?

9. Do y ou f a vor th e e s t ablishrnent of a rnoti on

p i cture prOdtlC er s ' association whi ch is les s w e ight e d
w i th rnajor fil rn c ornpany control?
I enclos e cash/trade cr e dit for s arne . I u ndersta nd
10 . If y ou are a rnot ion p icture produc e r (ind epend ent) that t hese f i l ms are for horn e us e o nly .
would you b e willi n g to join the prop osed Ind epend e n t
M otion Pictur e Produce r s' A ssoci ati on of Am.e ri c a
(IM PAA) if i t s by- l a w s a nd constitu t ion p errna ne n t ly Signature D at e
pr evented dominat ion b y rnaj or fiLm c om p any for ces ?
9 . Do you fav or t h e establishm ent of a motion
picture produce r s ' association which i s less weighted
with major film c ompany c ontrol?
10. 1£ you ar e a :mot ion p ictur e produ c e r (ind ependent)
would you be w i llin g to j oin the prop osed Ind ependent
Moti on Pi c t ure Produ cers' A s sociation o f Americ a
(IMPAA ) if it s b y- l aws and constitution pe r m a n ently
prevente d d omination by maj o r film c omp a ny for c es?
FILMAHOL IC SPECIAL
If y ou are on e of thos e collectors who just never
see ms to ge t e nough film, this is f or y ou! I h a v e sold
m any spe cial film p a c kag e s b e f o re, a n d so f ar , I h ave
not y et had a single compl aint. (Although s everal
c ustome rs were s ome what ir a te b e c ause I h ad sold
out the specials b y th e time t h e y got around to ord er ­
ing . ) In this packa ge y ou g e t n o choice of t itle s , but
y ou do g e t a tremendous a mount of film for the money.
All i nspected and cl e ane d. All on good r e els with
l e ade rs , ready t o run . The feat u res will be thos e on
thi s bulle tin which h ave n ot sold , or fr om past cata­
logs wh i ch have not s old. T he TV shows w i ll be gen ­
u i n e e n tertai nment it e m s - not industrial s or " pro­
motiona l " typ e film s , Howe ver, note that you ar~
NO T g oing t o get the :clost popular feature s . The end
title m ay have b e en r 'eplated, or ·t he colo r ' off A bit
(in which case a free c olor c o r r ecti on filt e r kit ' w i il
b e include d) , o r somet h ing e l se mino r. The' T V film s
a r e all exc ellen t, however , a n d eviden tly I paid too
much fo r the m sin ce they have not sol d at t h e pri c e
I a sked for t h em previous l y . My mis tak e can be y ou r
good for tune . Shipme n t will N O T be m~de promp tly
on rec eipt of order but about t hree weeks late r, s o
C op y righ t E van H . F <t> r eman
5. _ _ _~==
I e nclose cash/t rad e c redit f or s ame . I u n ders t and
t h a t the s e films a.re f or home: u se on l y.
Signatur e Date
that I can s ee what is l e ft. Here i s what y ou g e t ­
MINIMUM:
one c olo r fe atu r e , t he atrical l ength
one c olor feature - (hour T V show)
one blac k & white f e a t u r e - t h e a tri cal l ength
one black & white fe a tur e - (hour TV show)
one half hour TV show - b la ck & w hit e
on e h a lf hou r TV show - color
one c olor p r o du ction trailer
t hr ee a d v ertis ing t r aile rs, color , 10 , 20 , o r 30 se c .
one 800 fo ot silent col o r subject - cli p - no t i tles
one dozen television c ommercials - mos t I min . cl r .
one 400 ft. reel of clear l eader ,on 40 0 ' ree l
ope b ottle" C:raig 's f ormula #7 film cement
ten 8xl0 movi e s tills •
one p i n t . of Vitafilm . (or t r i chloroethyl ene . - 'spe'cify)
one marking pen fo'r markin g film emul sion - perm .
one pair of e d iting gloves
addit ional u ns pe cifie d "goodies" - a s urp rise e x tra .
C omplete FI L MAHO LIC S PE CIAL , insu red, prep aid,
s hipp ed a bout th re e weeks after re c e i p t of order $ 249
1972
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LEGAL BLIT ZKRIE G - Continue d f rom pag e 1
(B ) Elimination of t h e s e c ond 2 8 yea r renewal p e r iod
B efore t he he a ring took p l a ce, howe ver , one or Ip.ore of· copyright p r o.te ction,. s o t hat ther e will be but a
persons in the e m ploy of the film c ompanies tran s ­ s ingle 28 ye a r te-rm of statutory pr ote ction . Modern
m itted untrue news releas es t o v arious the at~i c a.l . and eH'!ctr o o:. mech an\cal te'c~~ol og y enables pre sent c opy­
other news publications in the United States wnich r ight owners to exploi t thei r wo r k s on a scal e and
resulted i n the wide -spread di ssemination of mis ­ with a speed far greater thim a n yth ing ever anti ci­
s tate men ts , non -truths a n d downright libel s r egardin g pated by t h e f rame rs of t he U . S . C onstit u tion, which
m e and my act ivitie s . Copie s of the U .S. D i s t ri ct of c ou r s e is t he se ed f r om which all copyr ight law
Cou r t' s dis solution of t h e t emp orary r e straining must g row .
orde r were s ent by me to all of t h e bu sines s organ­
(C) No work is c op yrightab l e unle ss a substantia l
izations which pub li shed t h e inc orre ct informat ion.
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numb e r of tangi b l e copie s are distribute d to -the p ublic
Only one , Daily Vari e t y, L t d. , has , as of Septe mber
w ith out a n y r e striction what soeve r as t o re s a l e or
1972, published anything r eg ar d ing the Court ' s J une
privat e horne us e. T h is is t h e only way that c opy right
1 5 , 1972 ord e r. And, even t his story, a s h ave b e en owne rs m ay be prevented fr om obtaining a pe rp etual
all othe r Daily and Weekly Variety s torie s a b out me
m onopoly . After all, if only a r e lat i v ely f ew c opies o f
so f ar , w as re p lete w ith fals e statement s. This un ­
a w o rk are di s t r i bute d to the public , how c an the p ublic
fortun ate situat i on ha s been note d and will be de a lt
a t large enjoy t he bene f its of t he copyrighted works
wi t h at t he app r opriate mome n t and in t he appropria te
wh en t h e c opyr ight peri od e n ds? Such a situation
f a shi on. migh t e a sily all ow c e rtain t y p e s of c opyr i gh t owne r s
t o b and t o ge t her through a trade a s sociation such as
The u nlawful e ntry i n to my premi s e s by St anle y Esko ,
the Motion Pictur e As s ocia tion of Ame rica and t h u s
film compan y private inve s tigator, and h i s s u b s e.;
c ontr ol a m o n opo l y pe rpe t uit y of the maj ori ty of c opy­
quent search of my p r emi se s and seizur e of informa ­
righ t e d films . I s soci ety t hu s s erve d ? T o o few c op ies
tion f r om me against my will, all without benefit of
of films of the past have been put i n t o the h a nds of the
orders fr om the U.S. District Cou rt h er e o r pe r ­
public, and in some case s, no copies now e~ist, so
missi on from me, was, and is, r eprehen sible conduct.
that future generations h ave been cheated permanently .
This t re spass and abuse of proces s w i ll a lso b e dealt
In addition to urgin g your elected representatives to
wi th approp r iately. As for the film c ompanies ' rather
emb rac e A,B & C above, also urge them to ask the
obvi ous atte m p t to destroy competition, my lawyers
Anti-trust Division of the Department of J ustice and
have file d suit against each of them fo r $750,000 plus
the Federal Trade Commission to investi a gte fully
trebled attorne ys' fees for violation of the Sherman
the film industry of the United States and its present
anti-trust Acts and the Clayton Act . This trial will
practices.
probably be held after the charge of copyright in­
fring ement against me has been disposed of.
In addition to (1) and (2) above , you should make cer­

tain your views as a film collector are known to your

A number of friends have written me about the dis­

Congr es sman. Call the nearest Federal Building to

position of the William Donnachie case in Philadelphia,

find the phon e number and location of his office. Then,

Penna. in which various major film companies banded

make an appointment to see him personally when he is

together and effected a seizure. I can certainly test ify

next in town. When you go to see him, arrange to take

to the fact that these extraordinary legal manoeuvres

with you as many other film collectors and similarly

can initially create SOIne anxiety in the recipient . Mr. . minded voters as you can find. You a c t as spokesman

Donnachie was seventy-one years of age - had a weak

for the group. Organize y our presentation beforehand.

heart (were these facts known to the film companies and

Write out an outline of what you want to say and what

their lawyers?) and his case was terminated September

you want him to do. Point out the abuses of the copy­

8, 1971 - - as was he on the same date - - he died r.is:r.ht ~laVIL. Poin t out that the film companies write off

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A numoer ottrlend.S have wrItten me about the dis­ ----- J - - -

Congressman. Call the nearest Federal Building to

position of the William Donnachie case in Philadelphia,
find the phone number and location of his office. Then,
Penna. in which various major film companies banded
make an appointment to see him personally when he is
together and effected a seizure. I can certainly testify
next in town. When you go to see him, arrange to take
to the fact that these extraordinary legal manoeuvres -with you as many other film collectors and similarly
can initially create some anxiety in the recipient. Mr.
minded voters as you can find. You act as spokesman
Donnachie was seventy-one years of age - had a weak
for the group. Organize your present ation beforehand.
heart (were these facts known tothe film companies and
Write out an outline of what you want to say and what
their lawyers?) and his case was terminated September
you want him to do. Point out the abuses of the copy­
8, 1971 - - a s w as he on the same date - - he died
right law. Point out t hat the film companies write off
from cardiogeni c s hock.
t heir film costs in just a year or two. Remind him
t hat the Copyright law has a Constitutional basis in
Who will be next? Surely not you? The film companie s
that the primary purpose of the law is to benefit the
are n ow pushin g fo r copyright law revision which would
p u blic by ultimately placing the copyrighted copies
g i ve to the c opyright owner of a film the right to pro­
in the public domain - - but of course, there will b e
h ibit ··perform ance s" - that is, projections - of th e
no public benefit if the copyright owners may, with
copyrighted film. So , you buy a film, and show it a t
impunity, control copies of the c opyrighted works in
horne. How c ould that be a problem? Unle ss you w r i te
perpetuity. As the situation is now the fi l m companies
or otherwi se secure permis sion from the copyright
get full benefit of the copyright laws - t h e public get s
owner, t h en c onc e ivably you might find deputy U.S.
nothing. Thus c opyright bec om es a chess g ame in
Ma r s h a l s, s e vera l film comp any private inve stigators
which the p u blic is che c kmated perpetually! Is t h is
and/ or attorney s corning t h r ough y our door w i th a
right? Is t h i s fair? I s t hi s what the founders of t he
Writ of Seizure for your films i n o rde r t o stop you r
count ry intended?
copyright inf ringement . Sur ely the film c ompani e s
would use disc retion in the applicati on of such a law?
IS THIS TOO MUCH TROUBLE?
Such powe!" w oul d b e , i n the words of the Supreme
Court in the famous U.S . v. Paramount cas e, Utoo
What I hav e sugge sted will t a k e an h our o r t wo of y our
p ot ent a w eapon to leav e in t he hand s of those whose
t ime . If you don 't take a n h our o r t w o now and do thi s
proclivity to ' unl awf ul cond uct has been so ma rked. "
n e eded job, the film companie s may one d a y s oon take
(U.S . v . Par a mount , 3 34 U.S. at 147, 92 L . Ed. a t 1287)
your film collection. It ' s up to you!
WH A T C AN WE DO?
U. S. Department of J u s ti c e
Anti-trust Di v i sion
Each and eve ry fil m c ollector should do this -.i.mmed.-.
Washin g t o'ri, D.C . 20537 . ,':. ~'
iately: ,'.­
(1) Write your Cong res s m an . :.~.
Federal Trade C ommis s ion
(2) Write your U.S" Senators .
Washington, D.C. 2 0 580
Urge them to vote agai ns t any further one-y e ar ex - .,
tensions of copyright p r otection for works whi ch
Your Cong re ssman
would normally exp ire now, or would have normally
House Office Building
expired in t he past five years. In addition, urge your
Washington, D.C. 20515
U.S. Senators to vote against any revised copyright
bill unles s it contains the following pr ovisions:
Your U.S. Senators (separate letter to _each)
(A) No film colle c tor violates the copyright a ct or in­
Senate Office Building
fringes any film copyright by buying, selling, trading
Washington, D.C. 20510
or showing a used film print at horne for his own
pleasure.

Copyright Evan H. Foreman 1972

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At la s t ! The film com pani e s ' legal t a ctics r eveal ed ! (1 2 ) Defendant' s brief in r egar d to (10) a bov e .
With the do cuments rep r o du ced in t h i s giant volume (13) Cour t' s orde r of Augus t 8 , 1972 ordering t he
one, you and your atto r ney should b e abl e to fully un ­ Plaintiffs to an s w er c ertain interrog a tories .
derstand th e legal i ssues involved in any phase of (14) Various othe r pleading s ; briefs , m otion s and asso ­
copyrigh t litigati on that you a re likely to encounter ciated do cuments r el evant t6 these c ases .
a s a fi hn collect or "Who buy s and sells used film (15 ) One c opy of the Copyright La'W of the United
print s . This m aterial is th e r e sult of tens - - - - ­ States of America (Title 17 , United State s C ode. ) This
perhap s , h u n d reds - - - of t h ousand s of dollars is a pamphlet edition of the c opyright l a w including
worth of l egal effort, r e s earch and proceedings . Y ou the Regulations of the Copyright offi ce a nd the t ext of
get, not just one side of the. case , but BOTH side s . the Unive r sal Copy right C onventi on. (8 3 pages)
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Wi th the documents re produc ed in thi s gia nt v olume
one, y ou a nd y our a ttorney should b e able to fully u n­
derstand t he legal i s sue s inv olve d in a ny p ha s e of
copy r ight litiga t ion t hat y ou are likely t o encou nter
a s a film colle ct or wh o bu ys and sells us ed f ilm
prints. Thi s rnat eri a l i s the res ult of t ens - - - - ­
pe rhaps, h undre ds - - - of t housands of dollars
w o r th of l e gal e ffo rt, re s earch and proce edings . You
g et , n ot just on e side of the c a se, but BOTH side s .
N ot only are copies of t h e actual l egal documents in ­
clude d , but a lso c omments by my attorneys. It is not
yet p o ssible t o predict how many p ages o r volumes
will be re qu ired to cove r t hese law suits in their en­
tire ty, but volume number one alone c ontain s virtually
e ve ry document of any importance f r o m the date of the
lawsuits (August 19, 197 1) t o after t he Court's first
ruling (June 15, 1972). The $ 9 9 . pri ce i s f or volume
one only. How eve r , volume one contain s the ba si c
structur e of the case, and even if y ou n e ver buy volume
two, you will still have a potent amount of information.
If you buy volume one, you will be assured of a chance
to buy a cop y of volume two and any oth e r subsequent
volume s nec essary to cov er the case s. For $99 . , here
is what you will get in v olume numb e r one :
(1) Com pl e t e copy of one of t he se ven virtually i denti ­
c a l law suits . (41 pages)
(2 ) L egal resear c h es say on F IRST SALE DOC TRINE
(abo ut 12 p ages)
(3) Transcript of heari ng before the United Stat es
Distri ct Court f or t he Southern Di s t rict of Ala b ama,
Sou thern Divisi on August 30, 31, 1971. (18 3 pag e s) .
(4 ) Six briefs based on the hearing. (thre e fr om e a ch
s id e) •
(5 ) Defendant's Interrogatorie s, s et #1. (47 pages).
(6) Plaintiffs ' Interr o gatories, set #1.
(7 ) Defendant' s Motion to C ompel Plainti ffs to ans we r
Int errogato ri e s and b rief supporting same.
(8) Plain tiff s brief opposing the answering of the in ­
te rrogator ies (47 page s )
(9) Copy of C ourt 's o r der of June 15, 1972 dissolving
T emp orary Re straining O r de r .
(10 ) Plaintiffs ' motion to Court to revise, reverse ,
and am end it s order of June 15, 1972.
(11) Plaintiffs ' brief supporting (1 0) above.
Copyright Evan H. Foreman
(13 J~Court' s o r ae r --of-~ugu st~8~T';nZ o rC1e rl.ng ~ Ln-e'----------'
Plaintiffs to a ns w e r certain interrog atories .
(14) Vari ous other pleadings l b rie fs , motions and a s so­
ciated d ocuments r e le v ant t b t he se case s .
(15) One c opy of the C op y right Law of the United
States of Anl.eri c a (Titl e 17 . Unit ed States C ode .) This
is a pamp hlet editi on of t h e copy r igh t l aw inc l uding
the R egulati ons of t h e Cqpyright office and the text of
the Universal Copyrigh t Conventi o n. (83 page s )
For t he pri ce of pe r haps o n e go od film, you will have
in your poss e s s ion the most complet e set of documents
relating t o copyright law suit s involve d with the buying ,
s elling , and t r ading of u sed film prints t hat has ever
be en published . This will b e a very l imited edition ­
a m ere one thousand copies - - and when the y are gone ,
that's i t! Don't miss w h at may well be your onc e-in
a-lifetime opportunity. Y o ur lawyer, if a n d when he
need s it, will have untold thousands of d ollars worth
of info rmation at his fi ngertips •• • •• • the savings
could be immense. But , even if you are never sued
by the film companies, the info r mation should be of
int ens e intellectual int ere st to any fil m collector,
c opyrigh t scholar o r law s chool p rofessor . Don 't m i ss
this one! Two ye a rs from now the pric e might be $3 00
or $4 0 0 for a second-hand c o py - - if you a re abl e t o
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find someone w i lling to sell his c opy!
To : Evan H. Foreman, Publisher
COPYWRONG!
P . O. D r awer 969
Mob ile, Alabama 3660 1
Enclos ed is $ 99. Just as soon as it is ready, send m e
volume numbe r one of C OPYWRONG ! I u nders t and
~hat as a purchaser of volume o ne, I shall have firs t
opportuni ty to purchase any a d ditiona l volumes y ou
offer for sale .
Name ________________________________________
Address __________________________________________
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1972
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The 1973 edition will contain the names and addresses
of about 4,500 16mm film collectors throughout the
United States. There will be a sprinkling of collectors
from other countries as well. However, the bulk of the
Directory will consist of United States collectors.
The names will be listed by state, city, and then alpha­
) beti c ally by name in each city. I guarantee the ad­
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For the c ollector, the Directory is an invaluable op­
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shipment by first class , certified m ail!
Every s eri ous 16mm film collector should have a
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t i me s f or qui c k, ea s y ref erenc e . If y ou h a v e been i n
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find out who the collectors are in your area - the
Directory lists collectors in all fifty states! If you
plan to form a club, the Directory should provide you
with a good starting nucleus of colle ctor s.
The previous e dit ion of the Directory (in 1971) was a
sell-out. I am going t o print more copies this time
than I did last t ime, but not so many that I am in danger
of cluttering up the offi ce with them. If you want one,
order it now. U s e coupon below--:
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