[npc] "Major News: MC5 - A True Testimonial ..."

["Dennis Moore" <clayboy56>]

FUTURE/NOW FILMS DEFEATS KRAMER LAWSUIT IN FEDERAL COURT
(by email from DDBanter 4/6/07)

U. S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford has issued a ruling
exonerating David Thomas, Laurel Legler, Future/Now Films, Zenta LLC.,
>From The Heart Productions, and Carole Lee Dean of all claims brought
against them by Wayne Kramer, Margaret Saadi Kramer and Muscle Tone,
Inc.

"It's good to remember the 60's, but some say if you remember the 60's
you weren't there. Perhaps to assist all of us in remembering the
60's, Defendants David Thomas and Laurel Legler made a film on the
MC5, a 60's Detroit Rock and Roll band that made its mark on American
history with loud rock and roll and radical perceptions positing an
imperialistic and materialistic America. This lawsuit teaches that
materialism remains with us, as Plaintiffs vigorously seek money from
Defendants. Although the MC5 faded away largely due to drugs, the band
lingers on in the memory of many, and would be known to many other but
for pending legal feuds."

The Honorable Andrew J Guilford, United States District Judge
Findings Of Fact And Conclusions Of Law, issued March 31, 2007

Many will recall numerous serious allegations being made in the wake
of the cancellation of the "MC5 - A True Testimonial" documentary's
official release back in 2004; the Court has weighed the actual
evidence and made a comprehensive ruling, stating:

"Much of this case rests upon the credibility of witnesses, and the
Court finds that Thomas and Legler were far more credible than Kramer
on key issues concerning alleged promises, representations and
commitments."

Could this blockbuster ruling finally clear the remaining obstacles
and enable the long-overdue release of the brilliant "MC5 - A True
Testimonial" documentary?  Judge Guilford expressed his opinion:

"Defendants were first-time filmmakers who spent eight years of their
lives trying to create a documentary film that would be historically
truthful, a documentary that would celebrate the talent and creativity
of the MC5 band, a documentary that would say something about the
60's, and would say something about the present. They succeeded, and
the film merits wide distribution for the enjoyment and edification of
the masses."

Tell me that I'm dreaming...

Complete details:
http://detroittango.typepad.com/mc5truetestimonial/2007/04/finding_of_fact.html