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Category: Copyright
Why should anyone care about copyright law? Even if the only creative work you’ve ever done is upload your profile picture to Facebook, surprise! Your life has been affected by copyright law. If you’re an artist or journalist who has asked the questions, “How can I get people to see my work?” or “How can I make money off of my work?” it may be helpful to take a look at these articles. If you’re just an average person who is afraid of getting in trouble for downloading the wrong file, or uploading the wrong video to YouTube, it might also be helpful. If you’re starting a business and you’re trying to figure out some of the legal issues that may affect your website, marketing materials, and promotional videos and photos, checking out these articles would be a great idea. Creativity is universally agreed to be a good that copyright law should seek to promote.
European Convention Cinematographic Co-Production Twenty-five years after its creation by the Council of Europe, the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production will become more international. On January 30, during Rotterdam International Film Festival a revised Convention …
Photography workshop in Berlin! DANDI is proud to present an exciting initiative, a photography workshop in Berlin for beginners, professional and generally photo lovers! Welcome to the ‘Façade Photography Berlin”s Workshop held by Dario Spoto …
Copyright Ownership Film chain of title documentation Broadly, there are two legal approaches to understanding copyright, one from the common law perspective or the other from a civil law perspective. The distinction between the two …
Film coproductions Germany and Italy – Everything you need to know! Despite the strength of the theatrical market in both countries and the geographical proximity, there are still only a few bilateral film coproductions between …
European film co-productions, an opportunity or a challenge? Are European film co-productions an opportunity or a challenge? The term “co-production” means the collaboration of several producers, through their mutual resources (financial, human and material) and …
European co-productions in Berlin and Copyright: Achtung! Berlin / Rome, November 21, 2016 – The law firm Dandi announces the opening of an antenna in Berlin. In line with the growth trend of our firm and with …
Copyright infringement claim: Hilary Clinton Bobbleheads. Hillary Clinton is at the center of a legal battle between two companies that each sold a bobblehead featuring the former presidential candidate in a black-and-white prison jumpsuit and …
Copyright Law Fanfiction: Legal Issues with Fanfiction (By Heather Sapp) Do the words “fic” or “fannish” mean anything to you? If they do there are pretty good chances you are familiar with fanfiction. Maybe you are …
Copyrightable elements film. The written word and the visual image aren’t the only copyrightable elements in film. Most productions use music to bolster the audience experience. Copyrightable elements film. Music Unless the music is in the …
Film Production Intellectual Property Challenges. The entertainment industry’s core product is intellectual property – mainly copyright. If you want your film to see the light of day without you being named a defendant, you need to …
Moral rights film. Colourisation and the right to preserve the integrity of the work and authorship in an audiovisual work It is undeniable that some modifications unfairly hurt the reputation of an artist, as filmmakers …
Motion pictures copyright protection: rapidly developing technologies threaten to undermine the efficacy of copyright protection for motion pictures In our present “age of information” the new technology of digitalization has upset the delicate balance created and …
Idea expression dichotomy. Idea expression dichotomy and copyright theories in action Rihanna Victorious in Lawsuit Claiming She Copied “Rockstar 101” Video. The court held in favour of Rihanna and dismissed Clar’s 2014 claim for copyright infringement …
Sony Doctrine Secondary liability Peer-to-peer file distribution phenomenon. Courts and technology The peer-to-peer file distribution phenomenon has started with the introduction of Napster, but the legal starting point that is still a fundamental legal decision and …
Internet file sharing deterrence techniques. The “deterrence” techniques used by right holders to dissuade or control file sharing on the Internet. While Courts try to stop downloads of copyrighted works in Internet through unusually interpretations …
Movie Piracy Debate. The illegal download of music and films The Internet has become an easy tool to connect people and share information. It is a fundamental medium that has become necessary not only to …
Sexually provocative Films. Audience, BBFC and perceptions of sexual violence in Straw Dogs (1971) Films have certainly become more explicitly violent since the early sixties and their presentation of violence has changed significantly. This is …
Sexual violence perception films: Audience, BBFC and perceptions of sexual violence in Irreversible (2002). In 2002 a French film, Irreversible, was passed uncut, in spite of a protracted rape scene. The film was assessed by …
Entertainment Contracts – From book to screen Film rights are the rights under copyright law to make a derivative work, in this case a film, derived from an item of intellectual property [1], in the …