Beatles Concert Film Blocked From Release

A British judge has ruled that a documentary showcasing the Beatles’ first U.S. concert violates the copyright owned by Sony. Ace Arts’ film, The Beatles: The Lost Concert, combines the Fab Four’s February 11, 1964 35-minute concert at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C., with nearly 60 minutes of archival footage and interviews.More »

By on July 4, 2015

A British judge has ruled that a documentary showcasing the Beatles’ first U.S. concert violates the copyright owned by Sony. Ace Arts’ film, The Beatles: The Lost Concert, combines the Fab Four’s February 11, 1964 35-minute concert at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C., with nearly 60 minutes of archival footage and interviews. Ace Arts had planned on screening the film, but in a statement says their plans were interfered with by Sony. “At the eleventh hour, in mid-April 2012, Sony/ATV, at the insistence of, and in conspiracy with, Apple Corps, wrongfully interfered with the distribution contract by making false statements to exhibitors, theater owners and potential distributors concerning Ace’s legal right to exhibit the documentary, making unjustified threats of legal action and filing a baseless lawsuit in England.” The judge in the case ruled in favor of Sony because the company owns the rights to eight of 12 songs the Beatles performed that night in Washington. Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «