Re: Copyright law pertaining to film?

From: Robert Clift (email suppressed)
Date: Thu May 10 2007 - 09:31:08 PDT


Two books come to mind: "Copyrights and Copywrongs: The RIse of
Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity" by Siva
Vaidhyanathan and another titled "Selling the Air" by I don't know.
And a really good online resource is "The Center for Social
Media" (http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/fair_use/)...
'Fair use' is of particular importance to my work, though sometimes I
slip and call it "free use." Not a good mistake when trying to make
a case for it... Also, I find that fair use cases are better
understood by following money trails than attempting to understand
interpretations of law; that mediamakers of means are quick to pay
for use even when they have a claim for fair; and that every time
this happens, those that can't pay are screwed...

On May 10, 2007, at 10:09 AM, DJ Demangone wrote:

> can anyone please direct me to any books, essays, or journals
> regarding film copyright law. I'm looking for anything specific to
> the law or an individual's thoughts on the process/ practice.
>
> thanks DJ
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