From Johnson and Guidry: On Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, I'm Ready Productions, Inc. (IRP) received complete jury vindication on all claims in the Michael Baisden v. I'm Ready Productions Inc. copyright infringement case filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. In only two hours, the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Houston-based production company, I'm Ready Productions, Inc., ending a three and one-half year ordeal. The company, led by NAACP Award winning producers Je'Caryous Johnson and Gary Guidry, had been embroiled in a legal battle with author and nationally syndicated radio host, Michael Baisden. Baisden claimed IRP violated federal copyright laws by touring a stage play without his permission and selling DVDs based on his novels, The Maintenance Man and Men Cry in the Dark.
From Baisden: "I have mixed feelings about the case. On the one hand I am ecstatic that my copyrighted rights have been returned to me to allow me to proceed with upcoming movie and TV projects without continued interference from Image and I'm Ready Productions," said Michael Baisden. "On the other hand, I am disappointed that this jury did not punish the Defendants for their open infringement by awarding monetary damages for their actions. I have asked my general counsel to proceed with an appeal of the jury's finding as to the decisions on the past conduct. The fight goes on, but I am excited to now be able to go forward with our movie and TV plans that had been put on hold for the last five years."
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