How HBO’s overwhelming docuseries Allen V. Farrow continues to cast an even darker shadow (if you can believe it) on the legacy of Woody Allen, the editor of the disgraced filmmaker threatens to take legal action against wiring. According to the Los Angeles Times, Skyhorse Publication: The imprint he took charge of Allen’s memory About Nothing after original company, Hachette, fallen the project amid protests—You are accusing the documentary of possible copyright infringement for showing the audiobook without permission.
“Neither the producers nor HBO ever approached Skyhorse to ask permission to use excerpts from the audiobook.” Said Tony Lyons, president of Skyhorse in a statement provided at the outlet. “Skyhorse only received second-hand information at the end of last week that each of the four episodes of the documentary makes extensive use of excerpts from audiobooks.” Lyon continues: “[W]I believe that your unauthorized use of the audiobook is a clear and intentional violation of the existing legal precedent and that the remaining episodes will also be infringed if they are similarly appropriated from the audiobook. … We will take any legal action we deem necessary to redress our rights and those of Woody Allen over his intellectual property. “
According to Skyhorse, a lawyer has contacted HBO to warn against the use of the audio, but HBO has not responded directly to the footprint. Allen V. Farrow filmmakers , however, managed to contact The times, stating that the audio was obtained “limited audio fragments” according to the doctrine of fair use, which “[permits] the unlicensed use of copyrighted works in certain circumstances “, according to the U.S. Copyright Office.
Allen V. Farrow, which premiered Sunday on HBO, he delves into Allen’s story with allegations of sexual abuse related to adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. It also offers an in-depth look at the Farrows, who have had to figure out whether to scrutinize Allen’s devotees (while having to watch him continue to thrive in the spotlight). Allen and Soon-Yi Previn – who Allen originally adopted from ex-partner Mia Farrow and later married – declined to participate. and released a statement denigrating the docuseries after issuing: “These documentarians had no interest in the truth. Instead, they spent years surreptitiously collaborating with the Farrows and their facilitators to set up a hatch job full of fakes. Woody and Soon-Yi were approached less than two months ago and only given a matter of days “to respond.” Of course, they refused to do so.”
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