Danjaq, LLC (formerly Danjaq S.A.) is the holding company responsible for the copyright and trademarks to the characters, elements, and other related material to James Bond on screen. Danjaq is currently owned and managed by the family of Albert R. Broccoli, the co-initiator of the popular Bond film franchise. EON Productions, the production company responsible for producing the James Bond films is a subsidiary of Danjaq. ... Jump to: navigation, search Albert Romolo Broccoli (April 5, 1909–June 27, 1996) known to millions of movie fans as Cubby Broccoli (a nickname used by a cousin), produced more than forty movies, but will be remembered by most for his contribution to one of the most successful film franchises... Jump to: navigation, search EON Productions is a film production company best known for the James Bond film series. ...

Danjaq was founded by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman after the release of the first James Bond film, Dr. No in 1962 to insure all future films in the series. The new company was to be called Danjaq S.A., a combination of Broccoli and Saltzman's wives names (Dana Broccoli and Jacqueline Saltzman). Harry Saltzman (October 27, 1915 - September 28, 1994) was a film producer best known for co-producing the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli until selling his share of the franchise to United Artists in 1975. ... 2002 reissue of the original novel. ... See also: 1961 in film 1962 1963 in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ...

Due to financial difficulities, Saltzman later sold his share of Danjaq to United Artists in 1975. Beginning with 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me, Danjaq began to share half the copyright and interests with United Artists Corporation, which is putatively the case still today. Jump to: navigation, search The current United Artists logo. ... See also: 1976 in film 1977 1978 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition The Spy Who Loved Me is a James Bond novel by Ian Fleming first published in 1962. ...

Some sources, notably John Cork, the author of a number of books about Bond's film history and a producer of a number of documentaries created for the Special Edition DVD release, claim that Broccoli purchased this 50% stake of Danjaq back from UA in the mid-1980s. He further suggests that MGM/UA have an exclusive distribution deal with Danjaq that is far sweeter than when Broccoli and Saltzman owned the shares originally. ^[1]

Although the trademarks for Bond film related material are held by Danjaq, the film properties (beginning with Dr. No) are copyrighted by Danjaq and United Artists Corporation. The Bond trademarks having to do with the James Bond books and other non-film publications are held by Ian Fleming Publications Limited.

References

• ^  John Cork (1996). The Road to GoldenEye, "Goldeneye", 4