ivy;4009475 said:
actually this if true makes me laugh.. so they licensed the technology from an authorized reseller but not directly from Alki? ehehehe funny
as for the technology as far as I understand this is how you project the image to the screen. Perhaps how they came up with the image is what is new and different. anyway it would come out in due time..
I thought that AD bought the licence from Musion, and so Musion is now his re-seller? I guess they have added the Billboard event to their site in line with their court claim.
I see that Musion now seem to be advertising Xscape on their webpage banner!
http://www.eyeliner3d.com/michael_jackson_hologram_billboard_awards_2014.html
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The controversial holographic representation of Michael Jackson at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas was performed despite a request for an injunction by Hologram USA. But Judge Nancy J. Koppe of the Nevada court ordered last minute emergency access and lawyers from both sides entered the backstage area of MGM with court videographers.
Accounts indicate that the technology used for the Jackson hologram was indeed that owned by Alki David‘s Hologram USA and Musion Das Hologram, which directly contradicts Pulse Entertainment CEO John Textor’s claim to the court that it was not using the same technology. Hologram USA’s attorneys and Musion CEO Giovanni Palma were also present for the inspection, as well as lawyers for the Jackson Estate. Read the full account of the lawsuit here.)
There was quite a bit of tension backstage as the team inspected every aspect of the set-up to create the hologram. And that tension turned into real drama when the visit also proved that James Rock, an ex-employee of Musion Das Hologram, was backstage working on the Michael Jackson hologram, despite the fact that Textor told the court Rock was not involved, and was not even in Las Vegas. The court videographers interviewed Rock backstage at the MGM
Meanwhile Hologram USA’s attorney issued a statement:
“Pursuant to a court order issued Sunday afternoon, Holgram USA was able to inspect the equipment used by Defendants to produce the Michael Jackson hologram,” said Hologram USA’s attorney Ryan G. Baker of Baker Marquart. “Based on that inspection, which Defendants had earlier refused to permit, it is apparent that Defendants have infringed Plaintiffs’ patents. Plaintiffs will continue to take discovery to bring Defendants’ misdeeds out of the shadows and into the light.”
The suit was filed Thursday against John Textor and his Florida-based Pulse Enteretainment along with Prometheus Global Media, which owns Billboard, Dick Clark Productions and the Michael Jackson Estate.
The suit points out that Hologram USA has the North American license for Musion’s Eyeliner technology which is the most advanced form of holographic representation available.
David, CEO of Hologram USA, said, “It is no surprise that Pulse was stealing our technology. I partnered with the inventor Uwe Maas to bring the magic back to entertainment and it’s just such a shame that people like John Textor and his cronies felt it necessary to behave this way.”
Legal experts say that the eveidence of perjury may increase the awards made to Hologram USA by as much as three times—and liable to criminal charges.
http://www.filmon.com/news/28952-jackson-hologram-bma-court-order-inspection