We reviewed Catfish at the London Film Festival. Then we reviewed it in America and ABC did an investigation on the matter. Then we did a whole feature about it. Surely the claims that the movie’s plot is a hoax have been put to rest, right?
Surprisingly the one loose strand that may be the Schulman brothers’ undoing and cause the whole thing to unravel is a licensing issue over one of the songs used in the story. If the movie is indeed a documentary and completely factual, then their use of Amy Kuney’s All Downhill From Here song is completely fine thanks to fair use laws.
However, if it actually is a hoax then they no longer have that extended right. Apparently Threshold Media — which owns Spin Move Records — thinks this is a bet worth taking, and has filed a lawsuit against Universal and Relativity Media. It sure is a funny way to put the truth to the test, though it will most likely settle out of court leaving us to forever wonder about the movie’s reality.
[Via THR]
We reviewed Catfish at the London Film Festival. Then we reviewed it in America and ABC did an investigation on the matter. Then we did a whole feature about it. Surely the claims that the movie's plot is a hoax have been put to rest, right?
Surprisingly the one loose strand that may be the Schulman brothers' undoing and cause the whole thing to unravel is a licensing issue over one of the songs used in the story. If the movie is indeed a documentary and completely factual, then their use of Amy Kuney's All Downhill From Here song is completely fine thanks to fair use laws.
However, if it actually is a hoax then they no longer have that extended right. Apparently Threshold Media — which owns Spin Move Records — thinks this is a bet worth taking, and has filed a lawsuit against Universal and Relativity Media. It sure is a funny way to put the truth to the test, though it will most likely settle out of court leaving us to forever wonder about the movie's reality.
[Via THR]
