Wed Aug 5, 2009 1:10PM4 comments ›
Wed Aug 5, 2009 — by Glenn Hauman
A reply from Imagi about 'Astro Boy'
With regards to the recent C&D letter from Imagi's lawyers, we've received the following:
August 4, 2009
Mr. Glenn Hauman
ComicMix.com
Dear Glenn:
Imagi Studios apologizes for any misunderstanding or inconvenience caused by the legal letter of July 29 regarding the image posted with your story about Astro Boy. This letter, which truly resulted from a miscommunication, was sent in error, and is hereby retracted. We thank you in advance for your understanding.
We would only like to point out that the image which appeared on your site is not from the movie as it is early concept art, and therefore we would greatly appreciate it if you could replace this image with one of the new stills from the Astro Boy movie, which are attached herewith.
Imagi Studios prides itself on being collaborative with the media by providing images as well as access to filmmakers and executives, and we hope to further our relationship with you in this way as well. We would also like to express our warm appreciation of your support and that of ComicMix.com to date, and we look forward to sharing updates on Astro Boy and future projects with you and the ComicMix community.
Best regards,
Erin Corbett
President, IMAGI STUDIOS U.S. & Chief Marketing Officer Worldwide
Erin, your apology is accepted. We've restored the articles to the site, and while we won't replace the image, lest we be accused of histroical revisionism, we're happy to make an annotation to the article indicating it's early art and share the newer images with the rest of the world-- starting with the one above, which I think is one we haven't seen before.
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Comments (4)
Russ Rogers (1:26 PM on Wed Aug 5, 2009)
Rock on, Erin Corbett! A gracious apology (and that's all too rare these days). Plus cool images of the upcoming Astro Boy movie make me want to see it all the more!
Vinnie Bartilucci (1:28 PM on Wed Aug 5, 2009)
I look forward to interviewing legal eagle Rebecca Henning about this mishegas.
Right after I give her my lunch order.
Marc Alan Fishman (2:09 PM on Wed Aug 5, 2009)
Well that's just great. How does one cancel a mailed "I hate you!" letter to someone.
Vinnie Bartilucci (3:27 PM on Wed Aug 5, 2009)
Just send an "I don't hate you now!" one, with a cunning comment about how things cross in the post.
Mine was just a list of all the other websites (like the IMDB - listed ON the page for the Astro Boy Movie) that had picked up the story, and a subtle query as to if they recall all the bad press WB got for trying to shut down the kids' Harry Potter sites. So no real vitriol to have to apply a base to.