~Anna
Fri, Nov 29, 1996 (17:41)
seed
Is anyone familiar with the copyright regulations for videos? I use some videoconferencing equipment which will make bitmap stills from a video input. I suspect it might be much like scanning in photos from a book; theoretically illegal, but practically ignored. However, I don't want to become a test case.
~terry
Fri, Nov 29, 1996 (18:05)
#1
Did you get the idea for the title to this topic from
the movie Sex, Lies and Videotape?
~Anna
Fri, Nov 29, 1996 (18:52)
#2
Plagiarism? Me? Terry, how could you think such a thing!
(yes)
~terry
Fri, Nov 29, 1996 (20:00)
#3
parody not plagriarism. Clever!
~amy2
Sun, Dec 1, 1996 (14:47)
#4
Anna, I work in the film business in Hollywood, and let me tell you: ANYTHING contained in a videotape is the property of the releasing studio, and you can't make & distribute stills publicly (though if you do it for your own amusement, that's OK). Let me tell you -- the industry is really serious about film piracy, and some entities, like Disney, would be only too happy to sue you for the smallest infringement. So I would recommend absolutely NOT dissementing any copyrighted material on the net withou
getting permission first.
~Anna
Mon, Dec 2, 1996 (02:16)
#5
Thanks Amy2 - I feared it would be something like that. I'll restrict the decorations to my home pc..
~amy2
Tue, Dec 3, 1996 (10:42)
#6
Yeah, I would. They're so paranoid out here they practically handcuffed my friend to a print of EMPIRE STRIKES BACK when he was going around the country to show it to EXHIBITORS.