Future of the Golden Globes?

The New York Times released a story yesterday reporting that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has sued Dick Clark Productions "of trying to misappropriate rights to the Golden Globes by unilaterally entering into a new eight-year contract with NBC." Both the association and the production company have worked together to produce the Golden Globes for years. The lawsuit also asks that anyone except for the association should be blocked from using Golden Globe content without their permission.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is a non profit organizaiton that has controlled the Golden Globes since the 1940's. Representatives of the association feel that they should own rights to the Golden Globes and Dick Clark Productions has jepordized that by signing this contract with NBC.

I think that the association seems to have the most control over the show and therefore should get to have rights. Dick Clark Productions only helps with the production of the show and should not be able to share the content of the show with others including NBC unless otherwised cleared to do so. A contract is a contract, and you must follow the rules. I think that it is a good business move for the association to excersise their rights to protect the content of the Golden Globes, which has a growing fan base.

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