[B5JMS] ATTN JMS: Question about B5 image use

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From: ballyhara at hotmail.com (Amy)
Date: 29 Aug 2001 19:10:28 -0700
Lines: 20

A couple of weeks ago I attended the final weigh-in of the Bass
Masters Classic at the Superdome in New Orleans (don't ask...)  In
order to introduce all of the fishermen participating in the
tournament they used a filmed montage that included several well known
sci-fi ships and stations.  To my surprise, one of these included my
favorite station, Babylon 5.  Did Bass Masters have to obtain
permission to do this?

Not exactly the first question I imagined ever asking you (having been
a long, long time fan *where does the time go?!*  And a happy
lurker)...but it did peak my curiosity.  And I still haven't figured
out who decided on the connection between sci-fi and fishing, since I
have the feeling that very few of the people that were there
recognized any of the images (I know that none of the people I was
with had any idea what I was talking about when I started saying
"That's Babylon 5!! Did you see that?  Babylon 5!!"

Thanks!!
Amy


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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 31 Aug 2001 17:04:35 GMT
Lines: 19

>to introduce all of the fishermen participating in the
>tournament they used a filmed montage that included several well known
>sci-fi ships and stations.  To my surprise, one of these included my
>favorite station, Babylon 5.  Did Bass Masters have to obtain
>permission to do this?

I doubt they went through this trouble, and generally for something this brief
I don't think it's really much of an issue for WB or anybody else.

 jms

(jmsatb5 at aol.com)
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