Defendant Distribber
No-Shows in Court, Judge Awards Suit to Plaintiff Charles Dewandeler, Director
of ‘Parody Movie’
Hollywood, CA – On
November 18, 2013 Director Charles Dewandeler filed a lawsuit against
Distribber, after Distribber failed to place his film on iTunes or Hulu and
would not refund his money or return his hard drive. On December 3, 2013, after
Distribber received their court orders, they finally refunded Dewandeler’s
$1,994, “but they never returned my Hard Drive,” said Dewandeler. At the
scheduled hearing on January 14, 2014, the Judge ordered that Distribber pay
Dewandeler $76.29 for the hard drive and $65 in court costs. Nobody from
Distribber showed up in court.
In May of 2013, Dewandeler paid Distribber $1,994 to place
‘Parody Movie’ on iTunes and Hulu. Dewandeler was originally told by Dylan
Fergus, Distribber’s Director of Operations that it would take approximately 60
days for the film to get placed on iTunes and Hulu. 150 days later Distribber
still had not fulfilled their end of the contract. “Not only did Distribber
fail to place the film on either iTunes or Hulu, I don’t think they ever
submitted it,” said Dewandeler, “but that didn’t stop them from taking my money
and holding onto it for over 6 months.”
When Dewandeler asked about the delays Fergus’ emails gave
lame excuses. On 7.12.13 Fergus wrote, “The encoding house has been dropping
the ball lately.” On 10.29.13, “We are currently in the mists of a transition.”
After Dewandeler demanded a refund, Fergus said it would take “up to 30 days” for
Distribber to pay the refund. But the refund never came. “When the 30 days
expired, I had no choice but to file the suit,” said Dewandeler, “if I hadn’t I
don’t think Distribber would have ever refunded my money.”
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‘Parody Movie’ is a feature length independent comedy film
produced by The Last Great Movie Company, LLC. It is now available on Blu-ray,
DVD and for free on Youtube. For more information visit http://www.ParodyMovieDVD.com
