Bringing out the dead. By Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures, Monty



Metro

Document number:
V3345P190
Date of Recordation:
March 5, 1997
Entire Copyright Document:
V3345P190 (Single page document)
Date of Execution:
January 17, 1997
Registration Number Not Verified:
PA 784-053.
Title:
Metro / By Roper Productions, Inc. PA 784-053.
Similar Title:
Metro
Notes:
Assignment of copyright.
Names:
Inc. Roper Productions
Touchstone Pictures, an alternate designation of Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Touchstone Pictures (3290 documents)
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Copyrights records by Touchstone Pictures

Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Three moons over Milford

Copyrights records by Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Monty

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002114851 / 1996-09-23
Date of Creation:
1993
Title:
Monty : no. M-302, Here comes the son.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Variant title:
Monty : no. M-302
Other Title:
Here comes the son.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television, a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Nurses

Copyrights records by Touchstone Pictures and Television

Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Walt Disney's Donald Duck Magic Slate paper saver. No. 4921. By Walt Disney Productions

Ellen

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002141915 / 1996-10-16
Date of Creation:
1996
Title:
Ellen : no. C366, Splitsville, man.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all cinematographic material excluding prev. reg. music and lyrics.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Variant title:
Ellen : no. C366
Other Title:
Splitsville, man.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television, a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Sports night
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Timon & Pumbaa

Ellen

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002145008 / 1997-03-03
Date of Creation:
1997
Title:
Ellen : no. C381, Hello, Dali.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Music and lyrics prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Variant title:
Ellen : no. C381
Other Title:
Hello, Dali.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television, a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Home improvement
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Family story collection

Ellen

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002145010 / 1996-12-10
Date of Creation:
1996
Title:
Ellen : no. C374, Bowl, Baby, bowl.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Music and lyrics prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Variant title:
Ellen : no. C374
Other Title:
Bowl, Baby, bowl.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television, a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Blossom
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Take a look

Deadline for murder

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002231845 / 1997-10-27
Date of Creation:
1995
Title:
Deadline for murder : from the files of Edna Buchanan.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Words & music prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
18
Similar Title:
Deadline for murder
Variant title:
Deadline for murder : from the files of Edna Buchanan.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Boy meets world
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: That's so Raven

Style & substance

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002259290 / 1998-02-17
Date of Creation:
1997
Title:
Style & substance : no. E-703, Terry, we hardly knew ye.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Music prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
14
Variant title:
Style & substance : no. E-703
Other Title:
Terry, we hardly knew ye
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (an a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Herman's head
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: The little mermaid

Style & substance

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002260065 / 1998-03-05
Date of Creation:
1997
Title:
Style & substance : no. E-710, The plate.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Lyrics & music prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
14
Variant title:
Style & substance : no. E-710
Other Title:
The plate
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (an a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Good & evil
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: PJ's main theme

Hiller and Diller

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002260088 / 1998-02-13
Date of Creation:
1997
Title:
Hiller and Diller : no. H-715, Jeanne gets a job.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Music and lyrics prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
1
Variant title:
Hiller and Diller : no. H-715
Other Title:
Jeanne gets a job.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television, an a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Boy meets world
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Dumbo's circus

Style & substance

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002262576 / 1998-03-03
Date of Creation:
1998
Title:
Style & substance : no. E-713, Do not go squealing into that good night.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Music prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
14
Variant title:
Style & substance : no. E-713
Other Title:
Do not go squealing into that good night.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (an alternate designation of Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Boy meets world
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Felicity

Style & substance

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002274365 / 1998-04-21
Date of Creation:
1997
Title:
Style & substance : no. E-707, Chelsea gets an opinion.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Music prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
14
Variant title:
Style & substance : no. E-707
Other Title:
Chelsea gets an opinion.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television, an a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Nowhere man
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Scrubs

Bellevue

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002348652 / 1999-08-11
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Bellevue.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Incorporates prev. reg. music.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Notes:
Pilot.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: Boy meets world

Copyrights records by Touchstone Pictures & Television

Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Disneyland. No. 133, Sept. 8, 1973. By Walt Disney Productions, Ltd., as employer for hire

Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002351167 / 1999-02-12
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-404, When Zoe met Johnny.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Music prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
8
Similar Title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane score
Variant title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-404
Other Title:
When Zoe met Johnny
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (an a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: Boy meets world
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Walt Disney Beagle Boys. No. 31, Sept. 1976. By Walt Disney Productions

Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002351168 / 1999-02-22
Date of Creation:
1998
Title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. 516-T.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Music & motion picture clips prev. reg. 1998, PAu 2-309-196.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
8
Variant title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. 516-T
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (an a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
Notes:
Pilot.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: Felicity
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Mickey Mouse. September 10-15, 1973. By Walt Disney Productions

Felicity "pilot"; (no. 514-M) By Imagine Television

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Array
PAu002351275 / 1999-01-27
PAu002314809 / 1998
Title:
Felicity "pilot"; (no. 514-M) By Imagine Television.
Supplement to Registration:
PAu 2-314-809, 1998
Variant title:
Felicity "pilot"
Other Title:
Imagine Television
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
Authorship on Application:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (on original appl.: Imagine Television)
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: The Golden Palace
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Walt Disney Donald Duck. No. 169, Mar. 1976. By Walt Disney Productions

Sports night--pilot; (514-H) By Imagine Television

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Array
PAu002351307 / 1999-02-01
PAu002325488 / 1998
Title:
Sports night--pilot; (514-H) By Imagine Television.
Supplement to Registration:
PAu 2-325-488, 1998
Variant title:
Sports night--pilot
Other Title:
Imagine Television
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Authorship on Application:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (on original appl.: Imagine Television)
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: The PJ's
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Honey, I shrunk the kids
Imagine Television (89 documents)
example document: My talk show

Copyrights records by Imagine Television

Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002369696 / 1999-02-17
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-409, To Jack, from Zoe.
Application Title:
Zoe Bean.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Incorporates prev. reg. music.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
8
Variant title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-409
Other Title:
To Jack, from Zoe.
Zoe Bean.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television, a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: Unhappily ever after
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Timon & Pumbaa

Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002369698 / 1999-02-16
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-408, Under Mom's thumb.
Application Title:
Zoe Bean.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Incorporates prev. reg. music.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
8
Variant title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-408
Other Title:
Under Mom's thumb.
Zoe Bean.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television, a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: The PJ's
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: High fidelity

Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002374110 / 1999-02-16
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-406, Everything you wanted to know about Zoe.
Application Title:
Zoe Bean.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Incorporates prev. reg. music.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
8
Variant title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-406
Other Title:
Everything you wanted to know about Zoe.
Zoe Bean.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television, a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: The PJ's
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck paintables. No. 246. By Walt Disney Productions

Zoe, Duncan, Jack, & Jane

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002389080 / 1999-06-30
Date of Creation:
1998
Title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack, & Jane : no. J-407, Under the influence.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Incorporates prev. reg. music.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
4
Variant title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack, & Jane : no. J-407
Other Title:
Under the influence.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television, a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: Sports night
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: The amazing race

Zoe, Duncan, Jack, & Jane

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002389086 / 1999-06-08
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack, & Jane : no. J-412, A good man is hard to find.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Incorporates prev. reg. music.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
4
Variant title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack, & Jane : no. J-412
Other Title:
A good man is hard to find.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television, a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: The PJ's
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: The little mermaid II

Sports night

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002389518 / 1999-05-07
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Sports night : no. N321, Ten wickets.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Music prev. reg.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
103
Similar Title:
Sports nightly
Variant title:
Sports night : no. N321
Other Title:
Ten wickets.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures and Television, an a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures and Television (1381 documents)
example document: Boy meets world
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: D-pop magic

Popular

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002396011 / 1999-07-19
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Popular.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
Notes:
Pilot.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: Once and again
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Tony Danza show: no. 1081

Thanks

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002401057 / 1999-07-20
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Thanks.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television, an a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Notes:
Pilot.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: Felicity
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Quack pack

Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PAu002407898 / 1999-05-27
Date of Creation:
1999
Title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-413, The advice.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Incorporates prev. reg. music.
Description:
Videocassette ; 1/2 in.
Number of similar titles:
8
Variant title:
Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane : no. J-413
Other Title:
The advice.
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures & Television, a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Names:
Touchstone Pictures & Television (109 documents)
example document: Boy meets world
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: So weird

Face/off. By Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Array
PA0000938840 / 1999-05-03
PA0000857190 / 1997
Title:
Face/off. By Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures.
Supplement to Registration:
PA 857-190, 1997
Variant title:
Face/off.
Copyright Claimant:
Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures (a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.) (on original appl.: Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures)
Notes:
Statement re transfer space.
Authorship on Application:
Buena Vista International, Inc. & Paramount Pictures Corporation (on original appl.: Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures)
Names:
Paramount Pictures Corporation (25628 documents)
example document: Watch it

Copyrights records by Paramount Pictures Corporation

Touchstone Pictures (3290 documents)
example document: Woops!
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
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Buena Vista International, Inc. (500 documents)
example document: The next best thing

Copyrights records by Buena Vista International, Inc.

Snake eyes. By Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Array
PA0000988796 / 1999-11-01
PA0000932644 / 1999
Title:
Snake eyes. By Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures.
Supplement to Registration:
PA 932-644, 1999
Variant title:
Snake eyes.
Copyright Claimant:
Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures (a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.) (on original appl.: Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures)
Notes:
Statement re transfer space.
Authorship on Application:
Paramount Pictures Corporation & Buena Vista International, Inc. (on original appl.: Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures)
Names:
Paramount Pictures Corporation (25628 documents)
example document: Nash Bridges: no. 088, Kill switch. By Paramount Pictures Corporation
Touchstone Pictures (3290 documents)
example document: Herman's head
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Aladdin
Buena Vista International, Inc. (500 documents)
example document: Mansfield Park

Bringing out the dead. By Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Array
PA0001009452 / 2000-05-10
PA0000968095 / 2000
Title:
Bringing out the dead. By Paramount Pictures Corporation & Touchstone Pictures.
Supplement to Registration:
PA 968-095, 2000
Variant title:
Bringing out the dead.
Copyright Claimant:
Paramount Pictures and Touchstone Pictures a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc. (on original appl.: Paramount Pictures and Touchstone Pictures)
Notes:
Statement re transfer space.
C.O. corres.
Authorship on Application:
EMS Productions (on original appl.: Paramount Pictures and Touchstone Pictures)
Names:
Paramount Pictures Corporation (25628 documents)
example document: Star trek
Touchstone Pictures (3290 documents)
example document: Boy meets world
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Learn to draw Donald and Daisy
EMS Productions

Sorority boys

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PA0001072463 / 2002-04-12
Date of Publication:
March 22, 2002
Date of Creation:
2002
Title:
Sorority boys / Touchstone Pictures presents an MBST production ; directed by Wally Woloparsky.
Previous Registration:
Screenplay of same title (a.k.a.) Dog catcher preexisting.
Description:
5 film reels ; 35 mm.
Number of similar titles:
3
Similar Title:
Sorority boys
Other Title:
Dog catcher
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures an a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Authorship on Application:
Dog Catcher Productions, Inc., employer for hire.
Names:
Wally Woloparsky
Dog Catcher Productions, Inc.
MBST (2 documents)
example document: Judgment day

Copyrights records by MBST

Touchstone Pictures (3290 documents)
example document: Walter & Emily
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Nowhere man

The hot chick

Type of Work:
Motion picture or filmstrip
Registration Number / Date:
PA0001107915 / 2003-01-28
Date of Publication:
December 13, 2002
Date of Creation:
2002
Title:
The hot chick / Touchstone Pictures presents a Happy Madison production ; directed by Tom Brady.
Basis of Claim:
New Matter: all other cinematographic material.
Previous Registration:
Based on and incorporates preexisting elements from the screenplay: "The hot chick."
Description:
6 film reels ; 35 mm.
Number of similar titles:
3
Copyright Claimant:
Touchstone Pictures, a.a.d.o. Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Authorship on Application:
motion picture: You Get Me Productions, Inc., employer for hire.
Names:
Tom Brady (1 documents)
example document: The animal
Happy Madison (2 documents)
example document: Mr. Deeds

Copyrights records by Madison, Happy

Happy Madison (10 documents)
example document: Master of disguise

Copyrights records by Happy Madison

Touchstone Pictures (3290 documents)
example document: Searching for kerouac
Disney Enterprises, Inc. (17404 documents)
example document: Boy meets world
You Get Me Productions, Inc.
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