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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted January 27, 2014 03:18 AM

Raymond Rohauer (1924-1987) was known for claiming rights under dubious pretexts, often he would re-edit films in order to be able to claim copyright on them and charge licensing fees.

Film historian, Kevin Brownlow, considered him to be a "pirate", whilst William K. Everson preferred "free booter" as it implied the "certain cavalier charm" that Rohauer possessed.

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Paul Mason
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Aldershot, Hampshire, UK
Registered: Nov 2013

posted January 27, 2014 05:41 AM

Raymond Rohauer seems to have been a shrewd character with an eye to the main chance but we owe him a debt for preserving Buster Keaton films when they might easily have been destroyed. He saw a chance to make money out of something everyone else thought worthless namely a huge stash of nitrate film. The Chaplin estate seems to have thought of him as a pirate in the copyright sense but he performed a valuable service. Genuine love of film seems to have been mixed with the opportunity for monetary gain.

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