Talk:A Day With SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (Rare Direct-to-DVD Release, Late 2011)/@comment-1354240-20151223175833

I spoke to a friend of mine who works at the Ministry of Justice (The Canadian equivalent to the U.S Department of Justice) He said that if Reagal wanted to use SpongeBob or his image, they would've had to get permission from Viacom or Nickelodeon. That's the case with all companies that want to use something from another company. So in order for Reagal to use Justin Bieber's image, they would've had to get permission from Bieber's record label. If you don't get consent from the company to use their property, they will become an easy target for lawsuits.

Considering Reagal's lineup of Unauthorized DVDs it would appear that they didn't get permission from the companies that own the rights to use Justin Bieber, Steve Jobs, Opera, or SpongeBob. This would make Reagal an easy target for lawsuits.

In terms of not being allowed to talk about their movies, the only court order relating to that is a Gag Order which is defined as a judge's order that an ongoing case cannot be discussed with the public. So it's possible that Reagal could still be undergoing lawsuits and cases and their not allowed to talk about it until the cases are resolved. But, if the case is resolved the parties can talk to whoever they want.

There is no court sentence that says that they can't tell anyone about what they've done because that would be in violation of the first amendment.

Also, big companies like Viacom and Apple often look for companies to sue for using their property without their permission.

In short, it seems likely that Reagal would be an easy target for lawsuits and unless there are ongoing cases with Nickelodeon or Viacom, there free to talk to whoever they want about it.