The John Campea Show is where I study for my LSAT.

@rajendrabpawar831

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Campea Classroom 😂

@ljcarthan3504

2 жыл бұрын

As someone that bombed that exam for the love of God take prep courses. I know the test is design to see how you think rather than what you know but that is one of my life biggest regrets.

It's pretty insane that Disney would allow this situation to escalate, much less be revealed in the public space.

@ScrubNigel

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. What kind of lawyer does not include an arbitration clause, with an NDA, for a contract like this? Even if things does escalate with that in place, you make sure it doesn't automatically lead to a PR crisis, because the parties are bound to keep it out of the public's eye.

@taykitrleevitt4314

2 жыл бұрын

We're livin' in the world of the mega monopolies that control the world...Disney don't work within the realms of honor and decency - they can pay off the powers that be, and do what they want.😕

9 year old drunk Rob is what we all needed today.

@dkarras

2 жыл бұрын

Wait ... it’s not a Midnight Metal night yet is it ?!?

I love Rob's impersonation of a 9 year old drunk child! 🤣

John, thank you so much for explaining this in layman's terms and making it understandable for all of us who don't have a background in the legal and movie business!

Finally, The John Campea legal Masterclass

@etherspin

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully more IRL Vs paperwork this time compared to the take on Depp being fired/asked to leave Fantastic Beasts where there was publicly accessible blatant admission of repeated assaults from the person claiming to be the victim. Huge Campea fan, least favourite take of all time (that one). Maybe the Virginia case will pop up on here next year and be of even more interest cause it's not a UK Case where the judge said he was just gonna ignore the US police testimony cause he didn't like their note taking methods

Thank you John. It’s been painful to try and have conversations with people who don’t understand the black and white facts of contractual obligations. Now I can just redirect them here and engage no further.

If I’m a drunk 9 year old Rob. I’m mowing the lawn for $20. Most of the area is a swimming pool and decking so that’s quite good going for a 9 year old 😂😂

@seanmalloy0528

2 жыл бұрын

😆😂👍

As someone who practices law and deals with contracts on a regular basis, I just wanted to say you did a phenomenal job at talking about this

oh FFS - Chapek just needs to settle this out of court and stop making himself look even worse. If he has to resort to some random emotional argument that relies on covid, that means he doesn't actually have any grounds to argue that they did not breach contract. Chapek is actually tarnishing the Disney brand - I hope Disney's Board is watching.

Protect John at all costs!

I appreciate John taking the time to explain a complex issue.

Everyone needs to consider the artist. It doesn’t matter than ScarJo made 20 mil so far. How much has Disney made off of BlackWidow? Toys, VoD, all licensing revenues, etc are all part of Disney’s profit model. I’m surprised how many people see that 20 mil number and think she made “enough”. Sure, it’s a lot of money, but why shouldn’t the multinational mega company have to honor their agreements with their talent or any business partner. There’s this alarming trend towards people putting blind faith in companies who if not for the contracts, and labor laws they’d shaft everyone they can. There’s a few lawyers channels on both sides of the argument so far, but this will be interesting to see how this shakes out.

Thank you John I enjoyed this video.

Thanks for clearing it all up, John!

However, it said in her contract that the distributor has “sole discretion.” That is what it says. And if Disney has released it “no less than 1500 screens,” then they did their part. I’m just reading off from the language from the part of the contract her lawyers are showing. Now, if it goes to court, Johansson’s lawyers will ask for full disclosure to everything from Disney that’s relevant to her case. She should have amended it once Disney+ came into being before COVID19 happened to protect her investment into this movie.

Thanks guys!!

I feel like just in general people should know this stuff.

Disney also took action to impair SJ 's earning by undercutting the movie's theatrical run by luring movie goers to streaming service & having the movie subjected to piracy. They actively took actions to harm her.

This was a nice little bar prep course for me😂

I'm amazed at Disney for dragging this out as long as they've done, and in the public eye no less. Scarjo's lawyers may have been the ones to put it in the public's eye, but only after talks with Disney have failed. Disney doesn't seem to have any legs to stand on, so why did they fail the talks? What do they have to gain from dragging this out and receiving more bad PR? What's their upside here as I don't see any.

Oh lord, John Campea- Chief litigator at the prestigious law firm of Dewey Cheetam and Howe...😆

I'm always stunned at how many people rush to defend a multi billion dollar corporation in cases like this. I think it's because the layman sees it as an affront to the things they love - "NO! Not my precious Disney things! Leave Disney alone!" Meanwhile they're fleecing the talent and the consumers like modern gangsters, but people love it evidently. Families will spend $5-$10K on a Disney trip without even considering how grossly insane that is, but if it makes sense and they have fun I guess it's worth it.

Thanks for explaining John, there was someone who asked about Covid breaking the contract because it was force-majure (force of nature). You countered that the contract can't ended like that and that "the person still has to mourn their cat" (the example you gave) is not a good reason. FORCE MAJURE can be a reason of ending a contract IF it is written into the contract. Since COVID is a new thing, no one has ever thought about ending a contract. Usually, its earthquakes, floods or war.

I think the main reason for scarjo suing Disney is due to money. It's because of betrayal of trust on part of Disney. If they have communicated to her regarding the compensation and have negotiated some new terms . Disney gone behind her back .

@abhikarthikeyan99

2 жыл бұрын

Disney+ payment might not be as much as from the theatrical release. As I said before they should have talk to her and made necessary adjustments. A contract is a legally binding document. If they have not altered it in any way then it is a breach of contract. She has done her part so Disney should honour that agreement.

Absolutely loved that breakdown

That Gundam Shirt Rob Has❤.

All this contract talk takes me back to real estate school lol

the 1st 20 minutes of contracts class in law school is much like this actually ha

Rob’s tshirt rocks!!! 🤟🔥

Rob’s drunk impersonation made me think of Will Ferrell’s Harry Caray lmao

Surprised he didn't mention a Force Majeure clause here. Not sure if that is in ScarJo contract but I have seen that in other contracts during COVID-19 pandemic.

John can you just give me the law school run down it will save me so much money 😂

John, nice Mickey laugh

Well, Disney was stupid. Damage has already been done, not only to itself but to all studios. Then again, Warner sorta did it first. Now all talent knows about this. They wanted to be stingy and now there's a much more expensive price tag attached

Here we go

Cool Gundam shirt Rob

Tell us more about yours and Robs consideration…😜 kidding love you both and the channel.

We the fans are going to loose in this. This pretty much guarantees we will never see Black Widow in the MCU again.

@fletchersykes1660

2 жыл бұрын

Yelena is the new Black Widow.

@MorbiusBlueBalls

2 жыл бұрын

@@xplayfan21 we don't know yet

If it is true that Scarlett and her team are seeking a cut of the non-premium streaming money, then I can't blame Disney for refusing. If they pay her, every other actor will demand the same cutting into the Disney + revenue at a time they're seeking aggressive growth. John is coming across as extremely bias and refuses to see the big picture. I get the theatre industry is in peril, but try to have a open mind. The legal analysis is good, but he hasn't seen Scarlet's contract so he has no idea what's in it. It's amazing how many "get out clauses" exist. For example, if you own a business read your insurance policy. There are pandemic, nuclear war, riot/civil commotion, and government intervention exclusions. As far as character assassination, it cuts both ways. If my attorney doesn't make the other side appear to be a bad guy, well they aren't a good attorney.

@Canuck1000

2 жыл бұрын

"he hasn't seen Scarlet's contract so he has no idea what's in it." Yeah, I said the same thing in the response to the comment below yours. Nobody knows what is in the actual contract other than the parties involved. I am certain the talent-studio (Sacrjo-Disney) contract is very thick and contains many contingency plans.

This is why I love TJCS

Skipped the legal class but looked at the bullet points thru the thumbnails. :-) Damn it didn't know there would be a lecture. Do I get MCLE credits for this? lol.

Rob “ since when we became a law lecture show, I just wanna talk about Star Wars and Star Trek “ 😂 No joke John gave a good short lecture on contract law!!! Similar to my University Mark Ellis be like “ why Am I involved “

Thats a good revision and recall to my corporate business law sessions

Just about every contract dispute should never go to trial. It is almost always a dreadful exercise because juries are… well, juries

It helps if we know the exact provisions in the actual contract. Hollywood notwithstanding, I'm sure it's in writing. But, in general, I agree - they'll settle before it goes to trial. Any idea how much of a cut of the gross B.O. receipts Scarjo and the studio would have agreed to?

thanks for taking me back to law school john lol

I hope Scarlett Johansson wins the lawsuit against Disney. The Walt Disney Company needs to pay Scarlett Johansson 100 million dollars to her for releasing the movie on Disney Plus.

I'm going to get John to be my lawyer and Rob to be my lawn mower guy they are more than capable enough of doing the job LoL

Drunk, nine-year old Rob sounds suspiciously like Marlon Brando.

When govt shutdowns prevented Disney from having a theatrical release in 2020, that breaks the contract especially if there's a timeline involved. Disney did eventually give "Black Widow" theatrical wide release.

John didn’t get into damages. If Black Widow was exclusively in the theaters, I think the movie would have still bombed. Scarjo reported wants $50 million. Is this based on a projected one billion dollar box office total? The movie could have made more but not much more. I think Scarjo’s expectations are out of line and the reason Disney didn’t settle with her.

Disney should pay her to set an example to future actors who would want to come to mcu.

This will end with bigger upfront payments to actors and profit sharing not on the table anymore. Direct to streaming will definitely become a thing as well, and those directors and actors that aren't happy with that will need to build new careers. I honestly hope scarjo doesn't get a big payout, her movie would've tanked if Disney didn't do what they did.

John Scarjo wishes it was that easy. The basis of your position is an "implied" condition. Im sure Disney has language in their contract that excludes implied provisions, and that all terms need to be specified. Further, they can argue "talent" is not at risk and their position is to utilize their asset in a way that maximizes its market value, both in direct cash return and increased value to the company, and in doing so, all parties, including Scarjo, gain value. Its clear as mud bro. Keep bringing the filthy. RIP Schnep.

@Canuck1000

2 жыл бұрын

Furthermore, we don't know what is in the actual contract. Right now, we just know what Scarjo and her lawyers released to the public. In Disney's legal rebuttal, they could also release parts of the contract that could show they upheld their obligations. I am certain these kinds of contracts (talents who are paid in the millions) must be 50+ pages and probably covers lots of contingency plans. I had a contract to write and publish a single textbook and the contract with the publisher spanned 13 pages, which is much much smaller than a talent-studio contract.

@Canuck1000

2 жыл бұрын

BTW, this is what Disney said in their initial public rebuttal (referring to what you wrote): "...in doing so, all parties, including Scarjo, gain value."

@IandiBoats

2 жыл бұрын

@@Canuck1000 i work in commercial construction. Tomorrow I meet with lawyers to negotiate a contract on behalf of a hospital.

@Canuck1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@IandiBoats I agree. She may lose a lot of money to her legal defense. I have seen other lawyers, including one contract lawyer, on YT and elsewhere, and all of them said that she will lose if this goes to court or has a very steep hill ahead of her.

Black Widow most likely will be a financial loss for Disney that they write as a tax write off due to unseen predictions of C19 speeding up the transaction of revenue going from theaters to now being streamlined platforms. Disney is finding out that maintainability of a streaming platform is very expensive and are trying to cut costs by of course short changing their employees. So this is gonna be a slow change in how contracts will change in the entertainment industry. So I’m interested in this story.

This show is a law degree in disguise

So I 100% understand a contract and me being a landscaper and mowing lawns every week and would like to know who is gonna mow my lawns for 20 bucks with there own equipment and I only have to pay them 20 bucks cuz I could sit back and make a good amount of money for doing nothing im sorry John if you didn't find this funny

Honestly even if she wins she loses. Actors aren’t going to like the precedent this sets. She’ll seem like David in the battle with Goliath now but in the long run she’ll be painted as the person who ended back end deals. They were probably going away anyway but that nuance will be lost.

in retalitation..thoug disney will blacklist her in hollywood and she will not be in any other major film for other studios..she will end up working independant films, theatre voice acting etc..

@easywhitechocolate

2 жыл бұрын

she does all of those kinds of films already though and did even before she was in the MCU. she'll be fine honestly. she has a production company so she can produce her own movies.

I feel this segment could have been a lot shorter. I actually think the point that Rob made was the most relevant and most interesting.

Rob, will you mow my lawn if the money is right?

John, ask the lawyer on Legal Eagle

I still don't understand how any normal human being could have even a scintilla of sympathy for ScarJo here. She got paid $20 million for what was, at most, three months of work. That's more money than most people will ever see in ten lifetimes. Not saying that Disney is sympathetic or the good guy in this case, either. But it's bizarre to me that so many MCU fanatics are rushing to ScarJo's corner.

well, if Disney managed to settle with Amy Pascal, they can definately settle with Scar Jo... Disney is just too powerful

i still think Free Guy is video game movie, lol

So if Rob had to drive to John's house to mow his lawn would 20 bucks even cover the cost of gas used to get there? Robs gotta negotiate never accept the first offer.

On spec

“I heard a guy on the KZread’s say” 👀

I think John should let Rob explain a bit more too. He only got few mins to say his thoughts. And I really like HIS thoughts more ❤️

John had better only be paying a 9 year old $20 for cutting his grass.. if he’s paying a real human that little I don’t know if it’s moral to support this channel.. Thanks for the content and the laughs.

As badly as Disney is acting how can Scarlett prove the film would have hit the milestones where she would have earned those millions if it was released during a pandemic?

@johncampea

2 жыл бұрын

Legally the onus isn't on her to prove they would have so it's irrelevant.

@ljcarthan3504

2 жыл бұрын

@@johncampea Rob was saying that the movies average a billion dollars so if she would have been paid x amount if the movie made Y, say a billion dollars, doesn't she have to prove the film would have made a billion dollars during its release window during a time when theaters have reduced seating capacity and not that many people going? I wish her luck I really do but if I was on a jury I would be ask the judge about this.

F for Mark Ellis.

If anything, she will probably ask for a percentage of the whatever black widows gross might be.

Also can we sued movies for being really bad or can we can put money back black widow is a terrible movie so the trailer makes like is good but the movie is really bad I want my money back :) scarlet

It's easy to just cast the big bad corporation as the villain, but honestly......nobody, outside of the parties involved, has actually read this contract. I think it's far too premature to just assume Disney broke the contract, fact is, we just don't know that. These legal documents have alot of language etc that make all the difference, just way too many unknowns right now.

Black Widow isn’t Scarjo’s movie, Disney literally owns all distribution rights to the Black Widow character, Disney legally has the final say in any distribution of their movies.

@johncampea

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody is saying they don’t, the problem that you’re ignoring is that they had a contract with Scarlett Johansson that said they were going to distribute it a certain way. They violated that contract. That is the only important issue at hand.

@marionhoward2939

2 жыл бұрын

@@johncampea The contract isn’t public though, we don’t know exactly what it states. If Disney did violate the contract by releasing simultaneously on Disney+ Scarjos entire case rests on that one specific technicality. I just don’t think it’s worth it for Scarjo take the 20 million and move on. It’s weird Disney finally gives her a solo film and she sues them a month after it’s released.

@deewolf1903

2 жыл бұрын

Have you even been paying attention? This is not about whether Disney has a say in the distribution. This is about whether their decision violated a legally binding contract which made specific promises regarding the distribution of the project. Maybe try watching the entire video next time.

@deewolf1903

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnjackson5620 dont need to see the contract to counter the initial point that Disney can distribute their film however they choose. Of course Disney can, but the point of the suit is whether Disney's decision to do a streaming release day and date of theatrical violated the contract. Whether it's worth it for ScarJo to pursue this is debatable for sure. Looking forward to seeing more details about the contract if it gets released

@OrangeGrove55

2 жыл бұрын

@@johncampea But to be fair, none of us know whats in that contract, we are taking Team ScarJo's word for it. Disney very well might have violated the terms, not denying that, but we just don't know for certain without seeing the deal.

Problem like most have said. If you do not have access to the contract. Then you are just guessing what is going on. Also, on a scale of 1 to 10. Johns knowledge is about a 2 when it comes to legal stuff. However, if the people watching this videos knowledge is 1. Then John is twice as knowledge about the subject than most of those viewing the video so he looks like a genius.

@brandonreed09

2 жыл бұрын

WTF. John has his JD and actually worked in contact law. What's your basis for this statement?

@onthescreens9750

2 жыл бұрын

You do know campia worked in law before doing youtube right?

@DP-gt7sr

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I see. I was mistaken. In that case I give him a 4 out of 10 and everyone else gets a 2.

Rob actually looks like a 9 year old

Rob has capacity when he is 9 if he is John son, lol.

Snoooozefest

I wonder if John is just biased against Chapek. If we put Chapek out of the picture and it is Iger or Feige, the commentary will be a lot nicer as far as Disney is concerned

well scarlet going to win..easily..she going to need all the money for all the plastic surgery she needs as she head into old age! lol!