
Copyright cases
- One-Page Guide to Copyright Law
– CopyrightData.com
An extensive discussion of why a work might still be in copyright or not with cases and exceptions. - Citations and Case Summaries
– CopyrightData.com
This page hasn’t been updated for a while, but contains a really extensive list of copyright cases.
Public domain or not?
- Twin Books Corporation v. Walt Disney Company Re: Bambi
– Findlaw.com - It’s a Wonderful Life
– Wikipedia
The film itself is public domain, but it’s a derivative work from a 1939 short story, which is still in copyright and the music is still in copyright. Both the story and music are owned by Paramount. - Copyright Question – Permission For A 1928 Song
– Desktop Documentaries - Derivative-Work Copyrights on Colorized Versions of Movies
– copyrightdata.com
Fair use or not?
- Examples of Successful Fair Use in Documentary Film
– Center for Social Media - Good News on DMCA Exemptions from the Copyright Office
– Center for Media and Social Impact - Fair Use or Theft?: Rodney Ascher’s ‘Room 237′ vs. Warner Bros.’ ‘The Shining’
– Indiewire - Summaries of Fair Use Cases
– Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center
Correct use of trademark or not?
- Using Trademarks in Film and TV
– Bloomberg Law - How To Use Brands And Products In Film
– Rodriques Law - Trademark infringement
– Legal Information Institute – Cornell Law School
Correct use of a person’s likeness / persona or not?
- Creative Commons – Personality Rights
– Wikipedia - A Brief History of the Right of Publicity
– rightofpublicity.com - Elvis and Prince: Personality Rights Guidance for Dead Celebrities and the Lawyers and Legislatures Who Protect Them
– National Law Review - Use My Likeness? Over My Dead Body!
– JD Supra - Notable Cases
– rightofpublicity.com
Who owns the copyright to the film?
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