Watch the documentary, “Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007”, a documentary about the James Bond films and Ian Fleming’s books on which the movies were based. Write a 500–1000-word paper describing all of the different types of intellectual property licenses that the documentary discusses, including trademarks, characters, books, movies, stories, characters, merchandise, film distribution and production rights, and others. Discuss the dispute between Ian Fleming, EON, and Kevin McClory over the rights to the James Bond film “Thunderball” and recommend how this type of fiasco could have been avoided.
Watch the documentary, “Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007”, a documentary about the James Bond films and Ian Fleming’s books on which the movies were based. Write a 500–1000-word paper describing all of the different types of intellectual property licenses that the documentary discusses, including trademarks, characters, books, movies, stories, characters, merchandise, film distribution and production rights, and others. Discuss the dispute between Ian Fleming, EON, and Kevin McClory over the rights to the James Bond film “Thunderball” and recommend how this type of fiasco could have been avoided.
