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The co-creators announced earlier this year that they established a wholly owned entity to manage the licensing of the film and all rights related to it. Reiner, Shearer, Guest and McKean have been in sole control of the film's rights since January following a settlement reached in a long-running legal dispute with Vivendi and its StudioCanal movie division. New licensing arrangements, now handled exclusively by Authorized Spinal Tap LLC, apply not only to the comedy and all of its featured characters, but also to trademarks and associated rights. Reiner, who also directed and narrated "Spina...

By City News Service May 10, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The creators of “This Is Spinal Tap” today advised anyone with plans to produce public screenings of the mockumentary to apply for a licensing agreement before moving ahead with advertising. Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean said public showings of the 1984 comedy not accompanied by licensing may be subject to a legal response. “Simply put, please don't advertise a showing of the film without approaching us for a licensing agreement,” Shearer said in a jointly issued statement. “The mechanics and ec...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Spinal Tap Creators Urge Drive-Ins And Other Would-Be Exhibitors Seek Licences Prior To Advertising Screenings Of Iconic Film May 10, 2021 GMT LOS ANGELES and WASHINGTON and LONDON, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, the creators of the iconic mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap, are strongly encouraging anyone who is advertising upcoming public showings of the ground-breaking comedy film to secure a licensing agreement before moving ahead with th...

By City News Service May 10, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The creators of “This Is Spinal Tap” today advised anyone with plans to produce public screenings of the mockumentary to apply for a licensing agreement before moving ahead with advertising. Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean said public showings of the 1984 comedy not accompanied by licensing may be subject to a legal response. “Simply put, please don't advertise a showing of the film without approaching us for a licensing agreement,” Shearer said in a jointly issued statement. “The mechanics and ec...