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Email Exchange About Online Course Featuring Woody Allen and Other Prominent Figures (File 023202)

Email correspondence between Jeffrey E. and Elisa New regarding an online course featuring interviews with notable figures including Woody Allen, politicians, and cultural figures. Discusses legal restrictions on using filmed content and attempts to secure permissions.

Summary

Elisa New, a Harvard professor, seeks advice from Jeffrey E. about obtaining permission to use filmed footage of Woody Allen for an online course on Modernism and the arts. The emails reference an extensive list of politicians, journalists, scientists, and performers who have participated in or agreed to participate in the course, including Bill Clinton, Vice President Biden, and various Cabinet members. Woody Allen's legal team has prohibited the use of his filmed content, and New expresses hope for eventually securing permission as the course progresses chronologically through historical periods.

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From: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Sent: 12/7/2015 7:35:13 PM
To: Lisa New
Subject: Re: and....another bit of advice ...? on WA
better list to present woody
On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Lisa New <__________________ wrote:
politicians I have taped
Bill Clinton
Al Gore,
John McCain
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Mayor Tom Menino
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan
Sir Mervyn King
Former Sec of Treasury Larry Summers
yeses from politicians not yet scheduled
Vice President Biden
Senator Mark Warner
Governor Jerry Brown
UN representative Samantha Power
former sec of State, Henry Kissinger
former Sec of State Condaleeza Rice
former Chancellor of the NYC schools, Joel Klein
In other categories I have taped
Frank Gehry, architect
Katie Couric , David Brooks and Andrea Mitchell, journalists
Richard Dawkins and Peter Gallison, scientists
Head of the College Board, David Coleman
Dean of Harvard Law School, Martha Minow
plus several poets laureate
On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 2:04 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
send me the list of policticans the list you sent will generate an of course not
On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Lisa New <
Dear Jeffrey,
1> wrote:
As you probably know, Woody Allen's legal team said that we couldn't use the film we shot of him: online,
for broadcast, anywhere.
It was a fantastic experience taping with him and so, even if I can't ever use the footage, I'm still grateful to
you for making the day possible. But of course I'd like to use the footage. I decided when--way back-- we got
this very negative answer back from his lawyers that I should just take my time about asking --since it
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would take us 2 years to be ready to edit the footage anyway (The online course is chronological. When I
taped Woody we were still back in 1730. Now we've gotten to the 1920s)
Well, we've now arrived at the season when we'll be editing materials on William Carlos Williams for our
course on Modernism and, as we discussed on Saturday, on poetry and other arts, The Poetry of Art, Sport,
and Play
I would also, of course, love to make a tv episode out of the conversation, but the threshold question is
whether he'll let us use it for anything at all. In case it would matter,
Other performers who have already taped with me include
John Lithgow,
Diane Paulus
Julie Taymor
Nas
Eve Ensler
Damian Woetzel
Kate Burton
Lil Buck Riley
Alfre Woodard
Herbie Hancock
Tony Kushner
Natalia Zukerman
and those who have agreed to tape with me include
Sally Field
Lena Dunham
Yo Yo Ma
Anna Deveare Smith
and more.
Those in other fields include journalists, senators, president clinton etc etc. You've read my pitch before
(many times)
His is one of only two releases that we haven't gotten. What do you think of my chances?
Lisa
Elisa New
Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature
Harvard University
148 Barker Center
12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA
02138
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please note
The information contained in this communication is
confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may
constitute inside information, and is intended only for
the use of the addressee. It is the property of
JEE
Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this
communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited
and may be unlawful. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify us immediately by
return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and
destroy this communication and all copies thereof,
including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved
Elisa New
Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature
Harvard University
148 Barker Center
12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA
02138
please note
The information contained in this communication is
confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may
constitute inside information, and is intended only for
the use of the addressee. It is the property of
JEE
Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this
communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited
and may be unlawful. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify us immediately by
return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and
destroy this communication and all copies thereof,
including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved
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