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What Is the Nix Film?

The Nix film was captured by Orville Nix, Sr., and is one of the films that best recorded the assassination of President Kennedy. This film is historically significant because it shows a clear view of the grassy knoll—a location where many believe a second shooter may have been positioned.

Key Allegations in the Lawsuit

According to the complaint, the lawsuit hinges on a serious conflict of interest involving attorney James Silverberg. Here are the major allegations:

1. Undisclosed Conflict of Interest

In 1999, Orville Nix Jr. and his family hired Silverberg to represent them in negotiating the sale of the Nix film's copyright and several physical copies to the Sixth Floor Museum. What the family allegedly didn’t know was that, at the same time, Silverberg was also working for the Museum on other intellectual property matters—including licensing rights to the Zapruder film.

2. Fraudulent Misrepresentation and Non-Disclosure

The plaintiffs claim that the Sixth Floor Museum and Silverberg failed to disclose this dual representation, which is a clear ethical violation. The museum is accused of knowingly participating in and benefiting from Silverberg’s breach of his fiduciary duties.

3. Improperly Acquired Copyright

The plaintiffs argue that the 2000 contract transferring the copyright to the Museum was tainted by fraud and deception, and therefore null and void. They are asking the court to rescind the agreement, return ownership of the film and its copyright, and compensate them for damages including lost licensing revenue and potential copyright enforcement actions.

Why This Case Matters

This lawsuit raises significant questions about attorney ethics, conflict of interest, and the treatment of historically significant artifacts. The plaintiffs argue that the Sixth Floor Museum—a publicly supported nonprofit—failed to act in good faith when acquiring rights to the Nix film. They have even pointed to ethical return policies adopted by institutions like the Smithsonian to argue for the film's return.

Legal Claims

The complaint alleges three main causes of action:

• Fraud by Misrepresentation – For falsely representing Silverberg’s role as solely the family's attorney.

• Fraud by Non-Disclosure – For failing to inform the family of Silverberg’s concurrent representation of the Museum.

• Breach of Fiduciary Duty – Against Silverberg for violating ethical obligations to his clients.

See for yourself

This case brings renewed public attention to the few remaining primary source materials related to JFK’s assassination—and who truly controls them.

Here is more about Nix’s Complaint, and Silverberg’s Motion to Dismiss, and the Museum’s Answer.

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Adding to the mystery, why would Life print low quality black and white frames when it had the original color film? Further, why did the copy they printed at the 50th anniversary appear to be lower resolution than the Warren Commission photo CE479?

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Time defenders have pointed out that copies of the film were made before the damage occurred. But that misses the point entirely. Copies, no matter how careful, are not a substitute for the original. Every frame of the original Zapruder film is a one-of-a-kind artifact of immense historical value. These copies did not even purport to contain all the material that the original had. The left one-third of the frame was lost forever because the copies did not retain that portion in between the sprocket holes.

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Frame 157 appears just after a sudden and unexplained jump in the Zapruder film—following a cut that has silently erased frames 155 and 156 from the historical record. It is the oth…

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Frame 154 stands out immediately—not because of what it captures, but because of what we can’t see. A thick black stripe runs through the bottom third of the frame, obscuring a critical portion of the image. To this day, no one has explained why.

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