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Tony Cox Videotape of John and Yoko (Thanks to Larry McGahey) (Entered April 11, 2000) (Los Angeles) BILLBOARD reports that Yoko's lawyers are in talks with three collectors from the Boston area to settle music rights issues surrounding unreleased documentary footage of Yoko and John Lennon. In 1970, John and Yoko agreed to allow her ex-husband, Tony Cox, to film the couple during a four-day period for a proposed documentary. More than nine hours of footage was purchased from Cox for a seven-figure sum in January by Ray Thomas, John Fallon and a third partner. The trio hopes to complete the documentary, but no deal can be struck until Yoko agrees to license the music. The footage includes scenes of John washing and styling Yoko's hair and John sitting on a bed singing an early version of "Mind Games" while Yoko sleeps. RELATED EARLIER STORY BELOW: (Entered March 23, 2000) Allan Kozinn reported for the NYTimes that more than nine hours of videotape of John and Yoko shot in February 1970 by Tony Cox, Yoko's former husband, has been purchased by a New England consortium of Beatles collectors. They bought the video from Mr. Cox and would like the tape to be the basis of a documentary about John. The black and white video was recorded by Cox - Kyoko's father - over four days, from February 8 to 11, 1970, while he stayed with John and Yoko in their home near London. Cox followed the Lennons to interviews, editing sessions and rehearsals. The new owners of the videotape say they are "in the process" of approaching Yoko in the hope that she would agree to be executive producer of a documentary based on the footage, but no discussions have taken place yet. Yoko's lawyer, Peter Shukat told the Times, "Yoko has not seen this footage in 30 years. Therefore, it's impossible for her to make any comments about it. As her lawyer, I would add that there are other delicate issues: whether the video includes copyrighted materials that require clearances from third parties and whether Tony Cox had the right to sell it."
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