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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Comparing the scores don't matter.

The screening scores only mattered in one way: if Justin's cut had scored above a certain threshold, his contract dictated that Sony would release his cut. That's the only scenario in which screening scores would dictate which cut was released.

Since Justin's cut didn't meet that threshold, Sony could release any cut for any reason. Literally. They were the distributor. It sounds like Sony chose to release Blake's cut because it got a very good response at Book Bonanza and because Blake and Colleen were both very enthusiastic about it, and Sony wanted them to sell the movie very hard to their fan bases (which they did). Sony's concern was getting people to buy tickets to the movie.

I also think Sony wanted to push the women's empowerment angle in selling the movie, and it was easier to do that with a cut that had been put together by Blake and Colleen.

Again, Justin could have avoided any of this had his cut scored high enough to trigger his "final cut" rights in his contract. But it didn't, so it was out of his hands and Sony made the decision based on marketing strategy, which is a completely valid reason to choose one cut over another.[/quote]

Sony released Blake’s cut b/c she threatened them. She said she did not care that her version scored lower. That the decision had been made as far as she, Colleen and Taylor were concerned. It had nothing to do with Justin’s contract. His contract also included a film by credit that she had taken away. Sony made their feelings clear about Blake on more than one occasion that they considered her an effing terrorist.[/quote]

But where did she threaten them? Where was the threat? Saying she's decided, and that Colleen has decided (or that Taylor has, lol, who wasn't even involved with the movie) is meaningless. That's no different than Justin telling them "I've decided my cut is the best cut." Ultimately Sony decides. They went with Blake's cut, as was their right since Justin's didn't hit the score thresholds.

I don't even understand why this matters. I think at one point Justin said that the cut they released was like 98% identical to his cut. So who cares?? Good enough, these people should move on with their lives. It all seems soooooo petty.[/quote]

Blake’s fans are being intentionally dense. She threatened them with Taylor, whose song was in the movie. “Taylor has decided” was deliberate. Sony made Blake add a bunch of Justin’s cut into hers which allowed Blake to take credit (which is what she ultimately wanted) while salvaging the quality of the movie.

And I agree it’s petty but Blake is the one suing Justin. He has no choice in the matter.[/quote]

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