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Tintin Movie Twitter
- Tintin versus Asterix -- http://t.co/hK6fF5BJ >>
- Rin-Tin-TinTin - http://t.co/9moh3Gh0 >>
- @domjoly I liked the first 1/2 to 2/3rds but last part, i.e. the new material, was weak. >>
- RT @domjoly: Off to see the Tintin movie- incredibly nervous that I'm going to loathe it. >>
- New Tintin TV Spot -- http://t.co/sEwnSN6T >>
- Almost 300 members of @tintinid watched the Tintin Movie together at Blitz Grand Indonesia yesterday #tintinID >>
- Tintin in the Congo defended by the Vatican! -- http://t.co/wKW6ln7E >>
- Tintin continues to triumph in cinemas. -- http://t.co/4KN1JRBH >>
- Nice collection of images from Toronto Draws Tintin -- http://t.co/8TJUL3rE >>
- RT @akajonah The movie is exquisite! Beautiful ! Need to watch it again,2 much to take in! Breathtaking! 3D awesome. Felt like a kid again! >>
- @terryduffelen My pleasure. Enjoy the film. >>
- Toronto Draws Tintin -- http://t.co/qdCie78C >>
- Review – Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn -- After four & half years of waiting, I finally get to see the film -- http://t.co/pZOzsngE >>
- @martylog UK wide from today. >>
- RT @JoeStephenson: Oi! Why is the @TintinMovie soundtrack still not on iTunes?? How am I supposed to run around boats pretending to be T ... >>
Tintin Boycott?
There are growing signs of a public relations disaster for Moulinsart over the Bob Garcia case with several UK newspapers running stories about a potential boycott.
Trouble started when Moulinsart sued Bob Garcia over five short books he published about Tintin. In two of the books, he reproduced images owned by Moulinsart believing he was covered by the doctrine of fair use. At the initial trial Mr Garcia won but lost on appeal and is now facing bankruptcy over a €40,000 bill for damages.
Bob Garcia’s own blog contains no mention of a boycott. It does have some quotes that are alleged to have been made by Moulinsart to journalists about “Moulinsart [being a] victim of harassment by Bob Garcia” which is certainly an interesting spin on the situation.
Both the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail have run stories on the case. For two major UK papers to cover a French story about copyright infringement is a demonstration of the power of Tintin’s name and the size of the potential PR disaster the Moulinsart are facing.
Help! (Or Should That Be Aider!)
My French is shockingly bad and I rely mostly on Google Translate to read non-English news coverage. If any of my readers are following this case (and other Tintin news) in the French or Belgium media, could you please keep me updated with any interesting links or developments.
I’m particularly interested in finding the Facebook group set-up in support of Mr Garcia. If you can track it down, please let me know. UPDATE: Thanks to @muziejus for tracking down the Support Bob Garcia Facebook group.
If you have any links or news you want to share, please just comment to this or any other post on the site, or email me: Chris [at] TintinMovie [dot] org.
Sources: Tintin fans threaten boycott of film after aficionado sued over pamphlets of comic hero, Tintin film boycott threat over row with Hergé widow’s British husband, Video of Bob Garcia in 2007 being interviewed on French TV about his books.
UPDATE: Some coverage on US web sites: Spielberg’s ‘TINTIN’ Euro Release Stirs Legal Debacle
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