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Tuesday
20Oct2009

Lawsuit Against Chris Rock's 'Good Hair' Hits Setback

DateTuesday, October 20, 2009 at 12:24AM
A couple weeks ago, we shared with you a story about Regina Kimbell, a documentary filmmaker who claimed that Chris Rock had infriged on her copyright when making his current documentary, Good Hair. Kimbell says in a lawsuit that she showed Rock footage from her similar non-fiction film, Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage in 2007, but acknowledged that she knew Rock was already working on Good Hair at that time.

On Tuesday, Federal District Court Judge Dale Fischer denied Kimbell's injunction seeking to postpone or somehow block the further release of Rock's documentary, which did not surprise her attorney, Reginal Brown. The Hollywood Reporter quotes Brown as saying, "These motions are rarely granted. We still feel optimistic on our copyright claim and we're on track to proceed."

Kimbell is seeking $5 million in damages from Rock, arguing in essence that his film will keep hers from being relevant in the marketplace. However, since Rock's film was already in development when he saw Nappy Roots, it's highly unlikely that a court would side with Kimbell.

The case itself, separate from the injunction, will resume soon.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment2 Comments |

Reader Comments (2)

Please take a moment to check out my documentary film BLACK HAIR..before Chris Rock's Film..there was mine...

It is free at youtube. 6 parts including an update from London, England.

It explores the Korean Take-over of the Black Beauty Supply and Hair biz..

The current situation makes it hard to believe that Madame C.J. Walker once ran the whole thing.

I am not a hater, I am a motivator.

Plus I am a White guy who stumbled upon this, and felt it was so wrong I had to make a film about it.

self-funded film, made from the heart.

Can it be taken back?

Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p96aaTSdrAE

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterrealitysurfer

I just read an interesting article about Chris Rock at: www.ebmpublishing.com. and even though I may disagree with him in regards to the film, he is still a very interesting guy, and the article proved so.

Friday, October 23, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKendall Weddington

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