Reference number: 180201-182718-244000
Title: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1230164/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
In short, I have had to remove my name from several projects on IMDB over the years that I had zero affiliation with. Most of the time I request my name to be removed there is no action taken, so I must repeat the request every few weeks and hope IMDB will eventually remove the false credit.
This most recent false credit is linked above for any IMDB staff. I've tried removing it four times now to no avail.
Is there someone who can help me and remove this Producing credit for a film I had absolutely no involvement with?
Title: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1230164/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
In short, I have had to remove my name from several projects on IMDB over the years that I had zero affiliation with. Most of the time I request my name to be removed there is no action taken, so I must repeat the request every few weeks and hope IMDB will eventually remove the false credit.
This most recent false credit is linked above for any IMDB staff. I've tried removing it four times now to no avail.
Is there someone who can help me and remove this Producing credit for a film I had absolutely no involvement with?
Posted 2 years ago
Will, Official Rep
Hank Braxtan here, the producer and director of the 2007 film in Denver...I can attest that Kevin did not work on that film, and I'm not sure why he's credited. If there's anything I can do to assist, please reach out.
Pictures of the credits - or a video clip of the credits - as they were at first release would be very helpful. Ideally also go through the credits as listed on IMDb and correct any that differ from the actual credits on the movie, using the pictures of the credits as evidence. If any of the cast or crew have names that might be confused with someone else - there are several people named 'Kevin James' for example - check that the one listed is the right one and submit a correction if not.
Requesting deletion is not likely to be successful unless you produce the full credits and show that the entry in question is not there.
Requesting deletion is not likely to be successful unless you produce the full credits and show that the entry in question is not there.
Hi Owen,
I actually tried to change the false accreditation to another Kevin James to no avail, unfortunately. It's a very common name in this industry, heh.
I want to call attention to the fact that this isn't the first time I've been falsely given credit and attached to a fan-made Ghostbusters project. For all I know there could be someone trying to prank me every few months.
I actually tried to change the false accreditation to another Kevin James to no avail, unfortunately. It's a very common name in this industry, heh.
I want to call attention to the fact that this isn't the first time I've been falsely given credit and attached to a fan-made Ghostbusters project. For all I know there could be someone trying to prank me every few months.
What needs to be determined is whether there is no "Kevin James" credited at all, or whether there is a "Kevin James" credited and the credit has been incorrectly applied to your profile instead of the correct one.
Hank,
You attest that Kevin J. James should not be credited; if that is because no one by the name of "Kevin James" should be credited, please provide a screenshot/video of the credits.
I notice that there is a very large number of persons credited in the same position of "associate producer" on the IMDb page, one of which is Kevin J. James/"Kevin James." Screenshots/video need to be provided to determine if multiple credits are incorrect or just this one.
However, if there should be a "Kevin James" credited, then Hank needs to provide more information on which is the correct "Kevin James."
Kevin J. James,
You said you tried to change the accreditation to another Kevin James. Does that mean you know to which Kevin James this credit actually belongs? Can you provide more information/evidence? If you were just choosing a random Kevin James, then the credit would not be moved because that would just shift an inaccuracy from one profile to another.
In general, IMDb is not going to delete the credit unless it can be proved that the credit should not be there at all for anyone with that name, or it can be explained which person with the same/similar name should have the credit, so the credit can be moved to the correct person instead of being completely deleted.
Hank,
You attest that Kevin J. James should not be credited; if that is because no one by the name of "Kevin James" should be credited, please provide a screenshot/video of the credits.
I notice that there is a very large number of persons credited in the same position of "associate producer" on the IMDb page, one of which is Kevin J. James/"Kevin James." Screenshots/video need to be provided to determine if multiple credits are incorrect or just this one.
However, if there should be a "Kevin James" credited, then Hank needs to provide more information on which is the correct "Kevin James."
Kevin J. James,
You said you tried to change the accreditation to another Kevin James. Does that mean you know to which Kevin James this credit actually belongs? Can you provide more information/evidence? If you were just choosing a random Kevin James, then the credit would not be moved because that would just shift an inaccuracy from one profile to another.
In general, IMDb is not going to delete the credit unless it can be proved that the credit should not be there at all for anyone with that name, or it can be explained which person with the same/similar name should have the credit, so the credit can be moved to the correct person instead of being completely deleted.
Hi Vincent-P,
I changed the credit to another Kevin James who I believed to be the proper one but it looks like that profile has been removed for whatever reason.
As of today his listing seems to have disappeared and more credits of his (namely ones similar to this false one from the 2007 Ghostbusters fan film) are being attributed to me.
Why are multiple credits being pinned on my profile when I and people related to these projects have repeatedly pointed out that they are inaccurate? Why is the burden of proof on us at this stage? Proving a negative is leagues more difficult than proving a positive.
I changed the credit to another Kevin James who I believed to be the proper one but it looks like that profile has been removed for whatever reason.
As of today his listing seems to have disappeared and more credits of his (namely ones similar to this false one from the 2007 Ghostbusters fan film) are being attributed to me.
Why are multiple credits being pinned on my profile when I and people related to these projects have repeatedly pointed out that they are inaccurate? Why is the burden of proof on us at this stage? Proving a negative is leagues more difficult than proving a positive.
Please explain what you mean by "ones similar to this false one from the 2007 Ghostbusters fan film"?
Since making this request to remove my false accreditation, another Ghostbusters fan film has been credited to my profile, making that two films now.
It's a strange pattern. Maybe it's automated in some capacity?
It's a strange pattern. Maybe it's automated in some capacity?
Michelle, Official Rep
Hi Kevin -
Unfortunately, the credit updates/deletions you submitted have not been approved because our editors believe the information listed on the site is accurate and will need further evidence. If you are able to review the on-screen credits of the film, as Owen suggested above, please post a screen grab of the credits here and our staff will take another look.
Unfortunately, the credit updates/deletions you submitted have not been approved because our editors believe the information listed on the site is accurate and will need further evidence. If you are able to review the on-screen credits of the film, as Owen suggested above, please post a screen grab of the credits here and our staff will take another look.
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Hello Michelle,
If you look up a few posts, you'll see that the director and producer of this project has chimed in to confirm that I did not work on this film.
With both he and I attesting that this is, in fact, a false credit and that I should not be the one IMDB links to, surely there must be some rational course of action where the credit is removed. I have a very common name which might have led to this false credit.
I must insist, once again, that I did not work in any capacity on this movie.
If you look up a few posts, you'll see that the director and producer of this project has chimed in to confirm that I did not work on this film.
With both he and I attesting that this is, in fact, a false credit and that I should not be the one IMDB links to, surely there must be some rational course of action where the credit is removed. I have a very common name which might have led to this false credit.
I must insist, once again, that I did not work in any capacity on this movie.
The producer and director should be in a position to provide images or a video clip of the complete credits and to identify who is referred to by any credit that might have been mistakenly attributed to you. No such information has yet been provided, at least not here.
Hi Owen,
The thing is this: there are many people with the name "Kevin James" on IMDB.
A photo or video clip would merely show that someone named "Kevin James" worked on the project, but have no relevance to the matter of my false accreditation. Does that make any sense?
I am not the Kevin James mentioned in the credits for this project. I am incorrectly credited on IMDB with this film.
The thing is this: there are many people with the name "Kevin James" on IMDB.
A photo or video clip would merely show that someone named "Kevin James" worked on the project, but have no relevance to the matter of my false accreditation. Does that make any sense?
I am not the Kevin James mentioned in the credits for this project. I am incorrectly credited on IMDB with this film.
Michelle, Official Rep
Hi Kevin -
As mentioned previously, our editors will need to see a screen grab of the on-screen credits for the title in order for our staff to re-review your request to remove the credit listing, once you have the evidence you can post the screen grab here and our staff will take a look.
As mentioned previously, our editors will need to see a screen grab of the on-screen credits for the title in order for our staff to re-review your request to remove the credit listing, once you have the evidence you can post the screen grab here and our staff will take a look.
Here are two screen grabs from the credits of the fan film. They mention a person who shares a similar name to mine, but I remind IMDB once again that this is not me.
I simply wish for this false credit (and the other one from 2010 that was added to my profile over the last week for some reason) be disassociated from my profile.
There is precedent for this, as recent as January 2018 even, linked here.
I simply wish for this false credit (and the other one from 2010 that was added to my profile over the last week for some reason) be disassociated from my profile.
There is precedent for this, as recent as January 2018 even, linked here.
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OK, so now we've established that there is a Kevin James that needs to be credited. Since you are the director of another Ghostbusters fan film, The Ghostbusters of New Hampshire: Spilled Milk (2010), you are the most logical "Kevin James" for this credit until someone, such as Hank, can provide more information about who the correct "Kevin James" is.
Hi again Vincent-P,
I actually am not the director of that 2010 movie, either. That credit got added to my profile recently, too.
I think the reason I might appear to be the most logical choice for accreditation is that I did work on the 2016 Ghostbusters film as an extra.
I actually am not the director of that 2010 movie, either. That credit got added to my profile recently, too.
I think the reason I might appear to be the most logical choice for accreditation is that I did work on the 2016 Ghostbusters film as an extra.
That film was on your YouTube page until you removed it a couple minutes ago, just after I took this screenshot.
I was genuinely trying to help you out in getting a credit corrected when I originally started reading this thread, but now it appears that you are engaging in behavior that I don't understand.
I was genuinely trying to help you out in getting a credit corrected when I originally started reading this thread, but now it appears that you are engaging in behavior that I don't understand.
Will, Official Rep
