Dear Spike Lee
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- lodef0
I don't blame Spike for trying to distance himself from the situation all things considering but calling Juan's letter a "cheap trick" when all he is trying to do is stick up for himself and appeal to someone he thought might be able to help is not cool or responsible.
The right thing to do would be to reserve comment for now and find out why his name is written as Copyright on someone else's work...
The fact of the matter is the PR company managing the Facebook and the marketing agency involved are misrepresenting Spike and Juan and using unlicensed art to promote a Spike Lee Joint. Its dishonest to say the least, I can't believe there are companies who try and get away with this bogus shit.
- shaft0
I think JG purposely worded his letter asking Lee for help in a way that wouldn't implicate Lee directly in it — in order to make sure Lee can deal graciously with the case and not only not lose his face in the process, but possibly get some good publicity for the movie and himself in the way.
I think it was a considerate gesture of JG who had all the right to just go "Yo Spike, you're using my work, happens to be stolen and somehow has your name on it. Give me my money."
Spike Lee didn't quite get that he was actually being offered an easy way out, not a problem that wasn't his.
- ernexbcn0
JG_LB we are with you man, hang in there!
- uuuuuu0
got quite a bit of attention on reddit today,
http://www.reddit.com/r/Filmmake…
http://www.reddit.com/r/Design/c…
There is the possibility you can turn this into something, its at least bringing some much needed attention to these issues around bad agencies in the marketing and creative industry. I hope it works out JG.
- babaganush0
This guy must have a claim for serious cash?!...anyway, Spike Lee is a dick. Django unchained was 'direspectful to his ancestors'...probably because it was a great film that he never made. He can only do shite remakes.
- regardless, the guy should name and shame the agency before Spike Lee...he may have come to the party very latebabaganush
- django unchainecd is a remakealbums
- technically yes...albeit totally unlike the original. It's really a totally different film and storyline...babaganush
- e-pill0
its even listed on Wikipedia..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old…)wow love the inner webs!!
- opps
http://en.wikipedia.…) was missing the last brackete-pill - oi just add a ")" end bracket to the end of the link..e-pill
- opps
- fadein110
Really should proof read something like that before he posts it.
And struggling to see the RIP - if he comes out of the case in the film and the girl has that brollie etc its not even his original idea.
Confused.com.- someone explain please - cannot see his original work in the final posters?fadein11
- Continuity0
I just read the letter, and some of the resulting articles on the web (e.g. Buesiness Insider, Slashfilm, et al). This really, really fucking sucks.
JG_LB, I really do hope you've kept every single last email between you and the agency about this mess. That would really strengthen your case if/when it goes before a judge.
All the best, mate.
- GeorgesIV0
we need some kind of union, that protect us from this kind of bs,
- instrmntl0
Wow, Spike called it a cheap trick? What an ass. I saw Juan's letter as one artist to another. What a dick. Juan did give him the easy way out in what I thought was as ell written and well thought out letter.
- fadein110
I retract what I said above... bad. should have read/looked properly - early here. thought it was another whiney moaning designer doing free work but i was wrong.
- johnny_cartelle0
Super Spike Lee Double Dash: http://www.cartelle.nl/spikeleed…
- HAHAHA!!!PonyBoy
- Nice!!! :DGRAC
- LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLpango
- FUCKIN AWSOMEmoldero
- ha should also have original oldboy vhs tapes too... since spike also stole that toorobotron3k
- HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!DRIFTMONKEY
- set0
Agency must be named and shamed.
- It's not really difficult to join the dots, here ...Continuity
- JG_LB can fill them in.set
- Oh i read 'it's difficult'.
Name and shame, then.set
- Ramanisky20
From @missyhelly:
wow @SpikeLee's response to http://t.co/TQ1TGbEjIM is heartless and comes from ego. Did he even read it?@SpikeLee:
@missyhelly Lady It Was Not Heartless.Juan Luis Garcia Came With The Wrong Approach.Never Tried To Reach Me.To Do It In A Public Letter?NOYeah, I'm sure it's really easy to contact Lee privately
- necromation0
A lot of hate going round on here. Dude fuck up... Well not even him really. Funny, why do i feel like something else is going on? It's not like EVERY other film director in the movie business is squeaky clean.
- what are you saying exactly?uuuuuu
- ehh?dbloc
- WUT?DRIFTMONKEY