In a Nixon-esque cover up, Yoko Ono is taking steps to make sure that no one ever sees film footage of John Lennon discussing putting LSD in President Richard Nixon's tea. Ono is in a legal battle with World Wide Video, a group of Beatles collectors based in New England, who have a black-and-white film entitled "3 Days in the Life." The group wants to release the two-hour film that shows Lennon smoking grass as well as composing "Remember" and "Mind Games" in 1970. There's also candid discussion of drug use and scenes that World Wide Video describes as "intimate and no-holds-barred." In one scene Lennon sits in front of a teapot and says, "We should put LSD in a teapot for Richard Nixon."

This week a judge ruled in favor of Ono on two of her counts. The case centers upon a dispute over who owns the videotapes. Rolling Stone has described the tapes as "awesome John Lennon footage you might never see." World Wide claims it legitimately bought the tapes for $1 million, but they were stolen and then sold to Ono. It sued Ono for copyright infringement, in an attempt to publicly show them. The case is still pending because it hasn't been decided yet who owns the tapes.  

World Wide had to scrap plans to screen the documentary last year at the private Berwick Academy in Maine after the school received a stop order from Ono's lawyers.  Way to ruin the party, Ono.

[New York Times]