Max Yasgur owned the garden at which the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held.
In 1997, the site of the concert and 1,400 acres (570 ha) surrounding it was purchased by Alan Gerry for the purpose of creating the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
 Though the festival left Roberts and Rosenman close to financial ruin, their ownership of the film and recording rights turned their finances around when the Academy Award-winning documentary film Woodstock was released in March 1970

