jun_erh
10-20-2003, 02:11 PM
http://www.mhvf.net/forum/asian/posts/108223108245668.html
In this week's Variety (October 20-26, 2003), there's an article entitled, "Temple gets hip to film crews," by Arthur Jones, datelined Shanghai. It describes how Shaolin Temple "has tightened rules controlling the use of its name in commercial ventures, and the use of the location in film shoots."
It goes on to say:
"According to the temple's newly registered company, Henan Shaolin Temple Industrial Development Ltd., film and television crews looking to shoot on the location need to be supervised by officials from the local antiquities bureau. Images of the temple used for commercial purposes will have to be approved by representatives from the ranks of resident monks, and the words 'Shaolin' and 'Shaolin Temple' are now registered trademarks."
Jet Li's SHAOLIN TEMPLE (1982) is mentioned as are SHAOLIN SOCCER (a color still from which accompanies the article) and the 1939 film, HOW SHAOLIN TEMPLE WAS BURNT TO ASHES.
I liked this line also:
"The abbot, Shi Yongxin, who is also CEO of the Henan Shaolin Temple Co., was the subject of a recent Discovery documentary.... His corporate approach to managing the ancient religious site and his distinctive combination of traditional saffron robes, mobile phone and SUV transportation has drawn as much praise as criticism from local media."
This sets a scary precedent. What's going to happen to Xenon's "Shaolin Collection"? Is an army of Shaolin lawyers going to start descending on our local Suncoasts and pulling FIVE FIGHTERS FROM SHAOLIN and WARRIOR FROM SHAOLIN off the racks? What if the original Wu Tang Clan suddenly gets ideas from all this and decides to go after everyone who's appropriated THEIR name? "Watch out, Ol' Dirty *******, here we come!" :)
In this week's Variety (October 20-26, 2003), there's an article entitled, "Temple gets hip to film crews," by Arthur Jones, datelined Shanghai. It describes how Shaolin Temple "has tightened rules controlling the use of its name in commercial ventures, and the use of the location in film shoots."
It goes on to say:
"According to the temple's newly registered company, Henan Shaolin Temple Industrial Development Ltd., film and television crews looking to shoot on the location need to be supervised by officials from the local antiquities bureau. Images of the temple used for commercial purposes will have to be approved by representatives from the ranks of resident monks, and the words 'Shaolin' and 'Shaolin Temple' are now registered trademarks."
Jet Li's SHAOLIN TEMPLE (1982) is mentioned as are SHAOLIN SOCCER (a color still from which accompanies the article) and the 1939 film, HOW SHAOLIN TEMPLE WAS BURNT TO ASHES.
I liked this line also:
"The abbot, Shi Yongxin, who is also CEO of the Henan Shaolin Temple Co., was the subject of a recent Discovery documentary.... His corporate approach to managing the ancient religious site and his distinctive combination of traditional saffron robes, mobile phone and SUV transportation has drawn as much praise as criticism from local media."
This sets a scary precedent. What's going to happen to Xenon's "Shaolin Collection"? Is an army of Shaolin lawyers going to start descending on our local Suncoasts and pulling FIVE FIGHTERS FROM SHAOLIN and WARRIOR FROM SHAOLIN off the racks? What if the original Wu Tang Clan suddenly gets ideas from all this and decides to go after everyone who's appropriated THEIR name? "Watch out, Ol' Dirty *******, here we come!" :)