I know how we can help... I learned it at the movies:
"Excuse me, Mr. Taggart, sir, but I sure do hate to see you like this. What if me and the boys was to shoot that [internet] dead? Would that pep you up some?" - Blazing Saddles (1974)
"While box-office revenues have benefited from rising ticket prices, movie attendance has been steadily declining."
Actually, it's the moviegoing experience, as provided by the legacy Hollywood system, that's been steadily declining. The new metrics: my FiOS On-Demand and Amazon Prime Instant Video usage.
Every time I see that chart, my blood pressure starts to rise. I clearly owe her money, because I once took a snapshot in which someone raised their arms over their head in a "v" shape. And the worst part is the notion that McGinley likely had to shell out cash to defend himself against this foolishness.
It's probably also helpful to remember that these derivative recordings were produced within the "major label" system... which meant that when an artist recorded a cover of someone else's work, record company staffers would routinely seek to credit songwriters, so as to avoid "trouble" later. It would seem unlikely that those folks would understand the nature of Lomax's contribution, and would simply assign a composer credit.
Nice solution, except for one thing: RIAA/MPAA members are certain that this Internet thingy is a flash in the pan; and that their REAL customers are buying CD's and DVD's down at Target and BestBuy. You don't need a cyberspace genie to help you find fun, wholesome entertainment... just hop in the family minivan and go browse the retailer's racks!
Having licensed NBC footage in the past for various projects, the usual refrain involves the on-air talent's rights as individuals: "No problem letting you use that clip. However, we can't give permission for you to use the newscaster's likeness... that needs to come from them." Which means "no".
"Novak, 78, also said in the advertisement: "I feel as if my body - or at least my body of work..."
Thought she was an actress, not the director.
I enjoyed the use of "Claire de Lune" in Ocean's 11, in the scene shot at the Bellagio fountain. Classic. I also enjoyed it in about six other feature films, where its high emotional value added immeasurably to the filmmaker's art.
Ahh, you say, but this is Bernard Hermann's film score, not a piece of classical music. My counter: While we once regarded film scores as little more than "mood music" played down low in the background, composers like Hermann have elevated film scores to a higher status... recognized for their inherent value... listened to without watching the movie! It's a legitimate re-use, I believe, to evoke a mood and tell a story with a powerful piece of music. (Guess I have to go see this now...)
EXACTLY correct. The maze of Euro, and especially German, labor laws is profoundly immense, and touches every aspect of employment. There are requirements for the maximum distance an employee may work from a source of natural light; regulations that require many steps prior to termination, no matter what cause. I'm not saying that level of intrusion is right; but it's a cultural thing, and American sensibilities don't come into play.
"In 1982, Jack Valenti, then head of the movie business’s trade association, told Congress in 1982 that the VCR was “to the American film producer and the American public what the Boston Strangler is to the American woman at home alone.”
Every time I see this trotted out, I keep thinking that the REAL meaning is not that the Strangler (or VCR) poses an actual danger to the woman (film industry), but only gives her (it) a nasty scare. And an unwarranted one.
But if the creators are suffering, and the studios they work for ("the movie business") are seeing record profits... doesn't that imply a disconnect somewhere in between? Or are the nasty pirates somehow raiding the larder in between when content is created and when it's finished and distributed?
True, but the so-called "microstock" business model requires as little participation from the site operators as possible... basically, the submitter ticks a box to indicate they own all the rights and can assign them. Conventional, big-ticket stock houses are more likely to ask for releases. Microstock is always a buyer-beware sort of proposition.
There's plenty of anecdotal evidence of this same effect from the 19th and early 20th centuries, when many US immigrants arrived from western Europe. During his most patent-crazy years, when electromechanical inventions were flying out of his workshops on a near-weekly basis, Thomas Edison entrusted much of his development and fabrication to German-born engineers, whose niche skills matched his precise needs; and during this same period, European chemists drove innovation at fledgling US pharmaceutical firms, providing expertise which American-educated workers couldn't match. In both examples, foreign-born experts only served to advance US innovation... they "stole" no jobs whatsoever, since the needed skills were as yet undeveloped here.
"... and we had even googled it to make sure."
Consistent with "... careful not to go legal at all...", was that the extent of their search? I'm no lawyer, but the ones I've kept company with have told me about the crazy-ass, in-depth methods you need to employ before registering something. (And did I mention "expensive" methods, too?)
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"Excuse me, Mr. Taggart, sir, but I sure do hate to see you like this. What if me and the boys was to shoot that [internet] dead? Would that pep you up some?"
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
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http://www.petapixel.com/2011/07/14/at-what-point-does-inspiration-turn-into-copyright-infr ingement/
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Movie attendance is up, on my couch
Actually, it's the moviegoing experience, as provided by the legacy Hollywood system, that's been steadily declining. The new metrics: my FiOS On-Demand and Amazon Prime Instant Video usage.
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Old-school process, too
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Thought she was an actress, not the director.
I enjoyed the use of "Claire de Lune" in Ocean's 11, in the scene shot at the Bellagio fountain. Classic. I also enjoyed it in about six other feature films, where its high emotional value added immeasurably to the filmmaker's art.
Ahh, you say, but this is Bernard Hermann's film score, not a piece of classical music. My counter: While we once regarded film scores as little more than "mood music" played down low in the background, composers like Hermann have elevated film scores to a higher status... recognized for their inherent value... listened to without watching the movie! It's a legitimate re-use, I believe, to evoke a mood and tell a story with a powerful piece of music. (Guess I have to go see this now...)
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That ol' Valenti line
Every time I see this trotted out, I keep thinking that the REAL meaning is not that the Strangler (or VCR) poses an actual danger to the woman (film industry), but only gives her (it) a nasty scare. And an unwarranted one.
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Historical connection
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(Keep it going!)
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Is Google your best shot?
Consistent with "... careful not to go legal at all...", was that the extent of their search? I'm no lawyer, but the ones I've kept company with have told me about the crazy-ass, in-depth methods you need to employ before registering something. (And did I mention "expensive" methods, too?)
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