UPDATED: Intraxx sues Cedar Fair over use of Wicked Twister animation

Obviously, I don't know what is actually going on, but one note on the time delay. It's possible that Intrax and CF have been involved in negotiations on the this issue. You rarely jump immedicately to suing the hand that feeds you. I would guess that these negotiations failed and the law suit resulted.

It is interesting that Virtual Image Productions did some work for Knott's Xcelerator ride, and is proud of the fact that Cedar Fair used their work in commercials as well as the pre-ride video. This is mentioned on VIP's website, on the demo page. I guess if you do it right, you don't have to worry about "diminished quality".

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Jeff said: "Either way, it's a pretty bad way to blacklist yourself in the entire industry by suing one of a handful of potential customers. Remember... every marketing and PR staff in the country talks to each other."

Works as far as I'm concerned, hopefully more business for Badnitrus...:)

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I don't know what the outcome will be, but I hope that this sours the relationship between Cedar Fair and Intraxx enough that they give someone else a chance. **cough**Keith&Mike**cough**

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Thanks for all the recommendations everyone! I myself find it odd that Cedar Point would want an animation that had such limitations on usage in the first place. I wonder why the change in contract terms from Millennium Force to Wicked Twister...

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-Keith "Badnitrus" McVeen

With the new comments, I think it'll be a short trial. The first thing is that there has to be a specific contract clause stating that Intraxx retains copyright. That's USC Title 17, not open to interpretation if you ask me. If all he's got is "the purchase order says so" I'd say he needs a lawyer smart enough to tell him not to bother.

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Here's another fun note... apparently Intraxx has attempted to sue two other major park chains that will never do business with them again. That's not something I can confirm, but it makes for a fun rumor!

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What time does the water show start?

I can confirm that at least three parks are never doing business with them again, but I am not sure if Intraxx ever attempted sueing them. It makes me wonder how and why Hershey Park and Intraxx have a seemingly good working relationship....

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-Keith "Badnitrus" McVeen

The 2004 Coaster animation is Intraxx?

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- John
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That is correct. At first I wasn't sure who made the animation until I saw the latest copy of Amusement Today. In there was a graphic of Hershey's 2004 coaster, and underneath that graphic it said, "Courtesy of Intraxx".

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Jeff said: "The Register article says it was for use to be released to TV news agencies, but not for use in TV commercials."

Actually that is an oxymoron. If a big part of the issue is that it would display diminished quality for TV, just what the hell did Intraxx think the TV news media stations were going to do with the tape in the first place? Use them as paper weights?!? In the words of John Stossel - "Give me a break!"