RIGHTS IN Film
COMPANIES AT VARIANCE. NEGOTIATIONS TERMINATED: BERLIN, September 17. The negotiations between the Western Electric Company, United States, and the German talking film combine, represented by tho Klangtobis Company, have been broken ofi. ; The Klangtobis Company has issued a statement, saying: “ As the Western Electrie claimed exclusive rights Jn all" Eng-lish-speaking countries, without 'considering our existing rights-in England, -we. considered that a continuation', of negotiations would ba useless.” • "' In nearly all European countries the strength of the patents held by the Klaagtobis Company is such that the American apparatus cannot be used, there. American apparatus was legally seised at the Forum picture house, in Budapest, and similar action will follow in other countries. _ ... . The Klangtobie Company recently made a singing and talking film in German and English. ' > Klangtobis is the German firm which manufacture® a high-class ’'talkie” projecting apparatus. The name of the company is a compound word, the first syllable of which means sound, the second syllable being probably a trade mark or the name of an individual.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20834, 28 September 1929, Page 13
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171RIGHTS IN Film Otago Daily Times, Issue 20834, 28 September 1929, Page 13
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