According to a complaint filed on Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Martin granted a film option in 2009 to Mike the Pike Productions, which later assigned it to Blackstone Manor LLC. Under the agreement, the producers had five years to commence principal photography. If no motion picture was made during this time, then Skin Trade rights would revert back to Martin.
The option was executed on Sept. 2, 2014, just in time, but Martin contends “Blackstone contrived the artifice” of production by hastily assembling a bare bones cast and crew for a handful of scenes merely to undercut Martin’s rights.
“Blackstone’s token Production was insufficient to prevent reversion of the Rights to Martin,” states the complaint filed by attorney Neville Johnson. “Rather, it was the equivalent of a contractor agreeing to build a skyscraper and, on the last day to begin construction — without a foreman, crew, or approved blueprints — having a handful of day laborers take a month to build a gazebo on the construction site instead.”
The suit seeks a declaration sorting rightsas well as damages on the claim of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
It's NOT BAD ENOUGH that Mark-the-LARK couldn't make ANY MONEY on the the World's GREATEST PIECES OF IP during the past 14 years MIKP has REPORTEDLY OWNED the IP -- but NOW it could COST shareholders money in "DAMAGES"!! for this STUNT.
Remember, this TOOL is listed as "Executive Producer".... "Executive" my ass!! More SHARES coming! Because of the EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS SHENANIGANS, according to Martin!