Thriller 40th Anniversary

Yeah we wont release to the fans, but let's give it to Questlove so he can add it to his private collection. Or dump it in a library that costs like $100 to watch lol. Anything but an official Jacksons concert release.
Wait, you can watch the full Triumph tour concert in a library? Please do tell me more.

Also I have to say that the Triumph tour concert is 40+ years old at this point, yet all we have is half a concert in terrible quality! The greatest artist/entertainer ever deserves better than this! It's truly pathetic how the estate can sink this low! It's also sad how the brothers don't seem to care at all.
 
Wait, you can watch the full Triumph tour concert in a library? Please do tell me more.

a copy of the L.A. concert is deposited at the LOC (US copyright office)


Type of Work:​
Motion Picture
Registration Number / Date:​
PAu000369134 / 1981-11-23
Application Title:​
The Jacksons’ 1981 Forum concert.
Title:​
The Jacksons at the Forum, September 26, 1981.
Description:​
2 videocassettes (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
Notes:​
Deposit includes description (2 p.)
Copyright Claimant:​
Michael Jackson
Date of Creation:​
1981
Authorship on Application:​
entire performance: The Jacksons; entire cinematography: Michael Jackson, employer for hire.
Previous Registration:​
Preexisting material: musical compositions.
Basis of Claim:​
New Matter: "performances and cinematography."
Copyright Note:​
C.O. correspondence.
Names:​
Jackson, Michael
Jacksons
 
I am very intrigued by all of the footage! I would easily buy all of the footage separately if they sold it that way. Give me studio footage, concerts, behind the scenes EVERYTHING! Alas, I feel all we’ll get is maybe a combined 5 mins of unreleased footage and the remaining doc will be a bunch of artists blabbing about how influential Michael was… yes.. we know.. the WHOLE world knows! Give the die hard fans something for once!
 
Honestly, I'd say it's more than fair to release a Victory show under Michael's name. The man hired the filming crew and paid them out of his own money, most of the songs were his own and, let's face facts, it was basically a tour for Thriller and everybody bought tickets to see Michael.
That true. So basically if they were to release victory tour show or just songs, they could only release mjs solo songs? Honestly “Selections from the Victory Tour” released from the estate doesn’t sound bad, or is that a dumb release?
 
That true. So basically if they were to release victory tour show or just songs, they could only release mjs solo songs? Honestly “Selections from the Victory Tour” released from the estate doesn’t sound bad, or is that a dumb release?
I think the same would apply even if they only used MJ's songs, seeing as it's a concert with the brothers?
 
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That true. So basically if they were to release victory tour show or just songs, they could only release mjs solo songs?
I don't think so. Guess clearance would be needed under any circumstances as even though they were solo songs, it was a Jacksons tour.
 
Okay. Also how were they then able to use those clips in the doc?
Small snippets are always cleaner and easier to use than large segments.

Heres an interesting comment I just found though:

The Paramount connection goes ALL THE WAY back with CBS/Epic (now Sony). It actually makes a smoother business arrangement with license clearance. In essence it's all in house & allows this 40th to open the door to the 40th of the Victory tour (next yr). Chess moves

 
Small snippets are always cleaner and easier to use than large segments.

Heres an interesting comment I just found though:

The Paramount connection goes ALL THE WAY back with CBS/Epic (now Sony). It actually makes a smoother business arrangement with license clearance. In essence it's all in house & allows this 40th to open the door to the 40th of the Victory tour (next yr). Chess moves

What does this mean?
 
what does this say? for some reason i can't see it on my end
“The short film for “Thriller” was remastered last year and is now available in high definition 4K resolution to make your Halloween extra spooky with zombies and werewolves. It premiered almost 40 years ago, December 2nd 1983 on MTV. Watch it now:”
 
“The short film for “Thriller” was remastered last year and is now available in high definition 4K resolution to make your Halloween extra spooky with zombies and werewolves. It premiered almost 40 years ago, December 2nd 1983 on MTV. Watch it now:”

estate lies again..

It was not remastered last year... i was remastered in 2017 and shown in cinemas in 2017, promised to be released in 2018 (along with ghosts 4k) and then released in 2022 (as download without ghosts)
 
estate lies again..

It was not remastered last year... i was remastered in 2017 and shown in cinemas in 2017, promised to be released in 2018 (along with ghosts 4k) and then released in 2022 (as download without ghosts)
When did they release to download true 4k?
 
When did they release to download true 4k?
All the digital versions are true 4K. The compression used on the various players each of these services use is a different topic.
Grab the Apple Music version, it has little compression imo.
 
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