Joseph Khan is not putting up with bullying no matter who it's from.
The music video director who posted a 14-minute "Power Rangers" take-off — his fourth "Bootleg Universe" project — on Monday night, claims that he is being harassed by Haim Saban, who owns the rights to the franchise.
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The film remains posted on YouTube, however, but Vimeo took it down after buckling to pressure from Saban Brands.
"Saban is trying to shut 'Power/Rangers' down," Kahn tweeted. "If you'd like to keep watching, tell them to stop harassing me."
Vimeo reportedly told Kahn in an email Tuesday that it "is the host for your videos and as a host for user-generated content we are fully compliant with the notice and takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. It looks like your video was removed due to a copyright infringement claim by: Tim Quinlan, SCG Power Rangers LLC."
The outraged director played out the dispute on Twitter and went on to explain his legal rights in a string of tweets, writing: "Every image in 'Power/Rangers' is original footage. Nothing was pre-existing. There is no copyrighted footage in the short. I am not making any money on it and I refuse to accept any from anyone.
