Is it complicated arranging for distribution of a copyleft movie?
It was very hard because I made it very clear that the film was copyleft and nobody has distributed a copyleft film theatrically in the United States, or probably anywhere. Most distributors are used to buying the rights and then having a monopoly on it, so finding distributors that were willing to do this as an experiment was not easy, however I love my distributors and kudos to them for trying this. I’m so grateful that they gave it a shot. They didn’t have to pay me anything up front and of course they pay for hardly any advertising because the film advertises itself, so it took some time but thank god they were willing to try it. The distributors in the US are GKIDS East of the Mississippi and Shadow Distribution West of the Mississippi. I know that the answer is complicated, but why do you feel that copyright serves such a negative purpose? In today’s world, everybody can publish. Copyright has always been for the benefit of publishers and distributors. It’s a monopoly and there’s
