tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post5476168966120213189..comments2024-01-22T01:33:12.564-08:00Comments on Adventures in Agentland: Copyright Basics: All You Ever Really Didn't Want to Know (and More)Natalie M. Lakosilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11558113325014783721noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-64637785660835034452013-11-08T15:48:44.669-08:002013-11-08T15:48:44.669-08:00I can't confirm who owns the rights, and can&#...I can't confirm who owns the rights, and can't advise on fair use, but it sounds like a YES because you didn't write the script; you can't re-publish work you don't own/didn't create without permission (unless you're applying fair use, or it's public domain, etc)Natalie Lakosilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381280989103788917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-37271175736333672322013-11-04T04:38:44.034-08:002013-11-04T04:38:44.034-08:00Natalie,
My question is about quoting a scene from...Natalie,<br />My question is about quoting a scene from the movie "Animal House". The tentative title of my WIP (humor) is "Hey, It Wasn't My Fault". I begin my introduction with the scene where Jake and Elroy (Belushi and Aykroyd) face Jake's old girlfriend, whom he dumped at the alter in front of her whole family and all her friends, and, after she fires them up with an M-16, he opens up with his soliloquy about how it wasn't his fault. It is a classic scene, which no one ever forgets after watching it. I have quoted the scene almost verbatim, giving full credit as to where it all came from. The movie was produced in 1978 (35 years ago) by Universal Studios. Do I need to go to them for permission to publish this book, having quoted that scene? I had not given it that much thought, considering how old the movie is. The scene is critical to the effectiveness of the book, just to illustrate in the beginning one of the best examples of where I am going with the book. Thanks. John McClarrenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17802449234625719187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-12157303372641863132013-10-24T15:48:14.523-07:002013-10-24T15:48:14.523-07:00Yes, your work is protected by copyright whether y...Yes, your work is protected by copyright whether your register or not. However, there are additional legal benefits to registering copyright. I like what another blogger said about it - registration gives your protection "teeth." In sum:<br /><br />1. Registration establishes a public record of the copyright claim.<br /><br />2. Before an infringement suit may be filed in court, registration is necessary for works of U.S. origin. (so yes, you can't even file a lawsuit before you register)<br /><br />3. If made before or within five years of publication, registration will establish prima facie evidence in court of the validity of the copyright and of the facts stated in the certificate.<br /><br />4. If registration is made within three months after publication of the work or prior to an infringement of the work, statutory damages and attorney’s fees will be available to the copyright owner in court actions. Otherwise, only an <br />award of actual damages and profits is available to the copyright owner.<br /><br />5. Registration allows the owner of the copyright to record the registration with the U.S. Customs Service for protection against the importation of infringing copies. <br /><br />(taken from http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf)Natalie Lakosilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381280989103788917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-40807154020902191332013-10-19T07:25:08.882-07:002013-10-19T07:25:08.882-07:00Here's a question I have, that maybe answered ...Here's a question I have, that maybe answered by one of the other copyright posts you mentioned. I'm self-published, and people insist that I need to get my work copyrighted by the patent office, or else I'm at risk for being plagiarized and facing a lengthy legal battle to put an end to it. Is that true? Is a legal copyright really that necessary? Stephaniehttp://smpace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-4681446649594227612013-10-16T12:53:05.180-07:002013-10-16T12:53:05.180-07:00Unfortunately, even this doesn't have a black ...Unfortunately, even this doesn't have a black and white answer. A lot of newspapers, like Wall Street Journal, The Economist, etc, only own rights to staff-produced articles. And even then, depending on the agreement they have with a staff member, it could vary. <br /><br />But yes, it should be in the public domain if published prior to 1923. The Act that extended corporate copyright to 120 years did not revive copyright that had already expired, like works published prior to 1923.Natalie Lakosilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381280989103788917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2965176195649202077.post-29044874383711279152013-10-15T05:32:12.565-07:002013-10-15T05:32:12.565-07:00Would newspaper articles fall under the "corp...Would newspaper articles fall under the "corporately owned" category, or are they free game if published before 1923?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com