Matrix owners lose copywright infringement case, Script for matrix just stolen Options

[shid]

God, I sound like BlackCeliGT

http://www.slccglobelink.com/news/2004/10/...us-785067.shtml

from the article:

According to court documentation, an FBI investigation discovered that more than thirty minutes had been edited from the original film, in attempt to avoid penalties for copyright infringement. The investigation also stated that "credible witnesses employed at Warner Brothers came forward, claiming that the executives and lawyers had full knowledge that the work in question did not belong to the Wachowski Brothers." These witnesses claimed to have seen Stewart's original work and that it had been "often used during preparation of the motion pictures."
The defendants tried, on several occasions, to have Stewart's case dismissed, without success.

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--Sean

EDIT: Because the Globe site sucks, and they want you to register, here's all the text:

Monday, October 4th 2004 ended a six-year dispute involving Sophia Stewart, the Wachowski Brothers, Joel Silver and Warner Brothers. Stewart's allegations, involving copyright infringement and racketeering, were received and acknowledged by the Central District of California, Judge Margaret Morrow residing.

Stewart, a New Yorker who has resided in Salt Lake City for the past five years, will recover damages from the films, The Matrix I, II and III, as well as The Terminator and its sequels. She will soon receive one of the biggest payoffs in the history of Hollywood, as the gross receipts of both films and their sequels total over 2.5 billion dollars.

Stewart filed her case in 1999, after viewing the Matrix, which she felt had been based on her manuscript, "The Third Eye," copyrighted in 1981. In the mid-eighties Stewart had submitted her manuscript to an ad placed by the Wachowski Brothers, requesting new sci-fi works.

According to court documentation, an FBI investigation discovered that more than thirty minutes had been edited from the original film, in attempt to avoid penalties for copyright infringement. The investigation also stated that "credible witnesses employed at Warner Brothers came forward, claiming that the executives and lawyers had full knowledge that the work in question did not belong to the Wachowski Brothers." These witnesses claimed to have seen Stewart's original work and that it had been "often used during preparation of the motion pictures."
The defendants tried, on several occasions, to have Stewart's case dismissed, without success.

Stewart has confronted skepticism on all sides, much of which comes from Matrix fans, who are strangely loyal to the Wachowski Brothers. One on-line forum, entitled Matrix Explained has an entire section devoted to Stewart. Some who have researched her history and writings are open to her story. Others are suspicious and mocking. "It doesn't bother me," said Stewart in a phone interview last week, "I always knew what was true."

Some fans, are unaware of the case or they question its legitimacy, due to the fact that it has received little to no media coverage. Though the case was not made public until October of 2003, Stewart has her own explanation, as quoted at daghettotymz.com:

"The reason you have not seen any of this in the media is because Warner Brothers parent company is AOL-Time Warner... this GIANT owns 95 percent of the media... let me give you a clue as to what they own in the media business... New York Times papers/magazines, LA Times papers/magazines, People Magazine, CNN news, Extra, Celebrity Justice, Entertainment Tonight, HBO, New Line Cinema, Dreamworks, Newsweek, Village Roadshow... many, many more!... They are not going to report on themselves. They have been surpressing my case for years..."

Fans who have taken Stewart's allegations seriously, have found eerie mythological parallels, which seem significant in a case that revolves around the highly metaphorical and symbolic Matrix series. Sophia, the greek goddess of wisdom has been referenced many times in speculation about Stewart. In one book about the Goddess Sophia, it reads, "The black goddess is the mistress of web creation spun in her divine matrix."

Although there have been outside implications as to racial injustice (Stewart is African American), she does not feel that this is the case. "This is all about the Benjamins," said Stewart. "It's not about money with me. It's about justice."

Stewart's future plans involve a record label, entitled Popsilk Records, and a motion picture production company, All Eyez On Me, in reference to God. "I wrote The Third Eye to wake people up, to remind them why God put them here. There's more to life than money," said Stewart. "My whole message to the world is about God and good and about choice, about spirituality prevailing over 'technocracy'."

If Stewart represents spirituality, then she truly has prevailed over the "technocracy" represented in both the Terminator and the Matrix, and now, ironically, by their supposed creators.

Stewart is currently having discussions with CBS about a possible exclusive story and has several media engagements in the near future to nationally publicize her victory.

This post has been edited by shid: Dec 7, 2004 - 3:16 AM

[creis]

dang, way over my head. I dont really understand what tehre saying, what is the "the thired eye" is it that close to the matrix in story.

Yeah AOL time warner is a giant, basicly it monopolises the world media, should be torn apart, and given back to the smaller media groups to better even out the perspective of media.

[shid]

dang, way over my head. I dont really understand what tehre saying, what is the "the thired eye" is it that close to the matrix in story.

Yeah AOL time warner is a giant, basicly it monopolises the world media, should be torn apart, and given back to the smaller media groups to better even out the perspective of media.
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I don't really know how that could go over anyone's head.. but.. here it goes:

Woman writes a script called: The Third Eye
Woman in 1981 Submits it to the Wachowski brothers
No response
in the 1990s, they make a movie called the matrix
On FBI investigation- they find that over 35 minutes of footage was cut so the film wouldn't appear so similar to The Third Eye - and also that copies of The Third Eye were used during production to set tone, etc

In short, they stole the script from an old black woman who loves god.

[Uppitycracker]

dang, way over my head. I dont really understand what tehre saying, what is the "the thired eye" is it that close to the matrix in story.

Yeah AOL time warner is a giant, basicly it monopolises the world media, should be torn apart, and given back to the smaller media groups to better even out the perspective of media.
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Basically Sopia Stewart wrote a screen play called "The Third Eye" which she submited to the Wachowski Brothers in the 80's. Then like magic in the late 90's the Wachowski Brothers come out with a movie called "The Matirx" which happens to be more or less a carbon copy of "The Thrid Eye".

So they took credit for a story they didn't create. Its something that happens all to often in the world of hollywood. Some googling should turn up alot of similar stories. off the top of my head "The Truman Show" comes to mind, it was adapted from a play without the knowledge of the plays creator.

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Dec 7, 2004 - 3:37 AM

[Uppitycracker]

In short, they stole the script from an old black woman who loves god.
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Where are you getting that from about the black women that loves god? I just scanned the story but didnt see anything about that

Still pretty bull****, Im glad shes getting paid for it, they should give her the rightful cut and then some for trying to pull that ****. And the Wachowski Brothers should get jail time for it....bastards.

Can only assume that those assholes are the reason the last 2 movies sucked so much ass. Maybe if she was involved on the project it would have been better.

The last 2 movies are what you get when a layman tries to be intellectual.

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Dec 7, 2004 - 3:44 AM

[creis]

i did not mean over my head as in i did not understand the artical, i mean it as in the wole case suposidly has been going on since 99' and i never had any idea it was happening, while the whole time everyone was giving credit ot the bro's, Over my head as in who know.

I then whet on saying i did not understand what that ladys story was, they did not say what it was about, could be identical or could be that she is just relating a few things and is sewing over it. the artical was not spacific

[Uppitycracker]

i did not mean over my head as in i did not understand the artical, i mean it as in the wole case suposidly has been going on since 99' and i never had any idea it was happening, while the whole time everyone was giving credit ot the bro's, Over my head as in who know.

I then whet on saying i did not understand what that ladys story was, they did not say what it was about, could be identical or could be that she is just relating a few things and is sewing over it. the artical was not spacific
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Well she won the case and from what whitnesses said the movies were heavily influenced by her manuscript. They seem to only mention her material being used in the first, and obviously the 2nd and 3rd are based on the original story line. That makes ALOT of sense since the first was a good movie and then the 2nd and 3rd were full up plot holes and contradictions.

[shid]

In short, they stole the script from an old black woman who loves god.
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Where are you getting that from about the black women that loves god? I just scanned the story but didnt see anything about that

Still pretty bull****, Im glad shes getting paid for it, they should give her the rightful cut and then some for trying to pull that ****. And the Wachowski Brothers should get jail time for it....bastards.

Can only assume that those assholes are the reason the last 2 movies sucked so much ass. Maybe if she was involved on the project it would have been better.

The last 2 movies are what you get when a layman tries to be intellectual.
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From the article:

Stewart's future plans involve a record label, entitled Popsilk Records, and a motion picture production company, All Eyez On Me, in reference to God. "I wrote The Third Eye to wake people up, to remind them why God put them here. There's more to life than money," said Stewart. "My whole message to the world is about God and good and about choice, about spirituality prevailing over 'technocracy'."

[Uppitycracker]

Ohh haha, I wasnt second guessing you, I just didnt read that. Well that explains the the heavy religeous over tones in that movies.

[WannabeGT4]

This was a delightful surprise. I was expecting a post about the Toyota Matrix. I am glad she is getting paid. Any idea how much she is getting. I'd like to read her original manuscripts too.

[Akimbo]

PWNED

[Consynx]

She's Rich Biatch!