That was the problem. They had plenty of slack.

Golding specifically stated the story was an allegory for power and government and kept the class and status of the boys vague. So no, the children in it aren’t specifically public school (for confused American readers, that is private school). You might be thinking of the 90s movie adaptation which specified the boys…

There’s not much in Seigel and McGehee’s back catalogue to suggest that’s the approach they’re likely to take. Highbrow awards-type dramas and tricksy indie films seem to be their metier.

Sorry to hear that, hopefully the guy can get some support, and the Kubrick Estate is on very shaky ground legally, if it is them. They tried to sue Channel 4 (TV channel in the UK) in the 90s for a Documentary that use clips of ACO, and they lost, as the material was clear under Fair Dealing.