Why does my footage look like this?

chapelgrovefilms said:
Putting your video online for the whole world to see isn't 'showing it to a few friends'. It's against the law. The filmmaker should be aware of that. If he chooses to violate the law and the rights of the copyright holder, that's up to him.

But as a copyright holder myself, I'm going to bring the matter to his attention. If you want to be a professional, first don't infringe on the rights of other artists.
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take it easy.....some years ago I saw my music ( taken from my published CD) being used in a israel documentary about families of suicide bombing attack youths and their victims getting together. The film was broadcast on BBC, duration over 30 minutes with at least 12 minutes of my own copyrighted and composed music playing. I even recorded it on video tape! I wrote to GEMA about it and they tried to collect the money from PRS. BBC outright refused to pay since it was transmitted via satellite ! The issue went back and fourth for years! I never got a penny !

So much for my music rights. Now go and show this movie to Steve Miller, lets hear what he says...
 
I'm not even going to comment in detail on the previous posts going crazy over copyright infringement because they are pretty lame.

Anyways if you want some history info, copyright law nowadays are drastically different than when it was established by the country's founding fathers. It completely goes past the original intent when it was created which was like 7 or 9 years, I forget the exact number. Supreme court decisions have allowed it to evolve into something it was originally not meant for, complete capitalistic nature.

That being said, I think any respectable artist would be completely fine with people sing their material for fun and experimental purposes, and sharing it to other audiences to experience.

If you just create to get a paycheck then whatev to you.

Also, have you guys not read about the new age of remixing? Hopefully copyright laws will change.

And finally, just because it's the law doesn't mean it's right, cmon thats common sense.
 
Oh, and did you know it violates copyright law when I backup the dvds I own with my computer....riiiiight.....
 
Kubrick71 said:
Oh, and did you know it violates copyright law when I backup the dvds I own with my computer....riiiiight.....
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I'm not a lawyer so don't sue me, but from what I understand you can legally backup your CDs/DVDs. As long as the master is kept in a secure location and you personally only use the copy. You may not loan, sell or give the COPY or MASTER to anyone. If you sell or give away your master, you must destroy your copy.

I'm pretty sure by law you are allowed to make BACKUPS under those conditions.
 
Fair Use, Public Domain..and Laser Guns..

Fair Use, Public Domain..and Laser Guns..

Duke Law's Center for the Study of Public Domain project has an interesting take on this subject and presents it in the form of a comic book about how this all relates to filmmaking.
It was written by three law professors and addresses "the delicate balance between intellectual property and the public domain - the realm of material that is free to use without permission or payment."
It appeared on NPR, The Wall Street Journal gave it a good review and it's supported by the Rockefeller, MacArthur and Ford Foundations.

Check it out - Tales from the Public Domain: Bound by Law?

They have free digital copies available for download and sharing.

Hope this helps clear up the issue a little better (or just points you to professional sources who know more than I do..haha)
 
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BergVision said:
I'm not a lawyer so don't sue me, but from what I understand you can legally backup your CDs/DVDs. As long as the master is kept in a secure location and you personally only use the copy. You may not loan, sell or give the COPY or MASTER to anyone. If you sell or give away your master, you must destroy your copy.

I'm pretty sure by law you are allowed to make BACKUPS under those conditions.
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Nope, you are violating copyright because you decrypt CSS.

http://library.findlaw.com/2004/May/11/133413.html

The Court's Reasoning

The court rejected all of these arguments. The court found that the purchase of a DVD does not grant the purchaser the authority of the copyright holder to decrypt CSS. Although the purchaser of a DVD has the right to view a DVD with a licensed DVD player, the act of circumventing CSS to view the DVD on unlicensed software such as 321's is in direct violation of §1201(a)(2). The court was similarly not persuaded by 321's argument that CSS controlled access only and was not a copy control measure. Although CSS does not prevent copying of the encrypted data on the DVD, 321 admitted themselves that such copying would not be particularly useful since any copy made without circumventing CSS could not be accessed or viewed. Id. At 8.
 
Kubrick71 said:
That being said, I think any respectable artist would be completely fine with people sing their material for fun and experimental purposes, and sharing it to other audiences to experience.
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1. The artist may not be the owner of the copyright -- it may be a record label. Therefore, the artist's opinion isn't important.

2. Even if the copyright holder would be okay with it, you have to ASK. Get permission. That's the whole point. It's THEIR decision to make, not yours to assume.


And finally, just because it's the law doesn't mean it's right, cmon thats common sense.
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Right or wrong, it's the law. You're not allowed to only obey the laws you agree with or that make 'common sense' to you.
 
as I just posted above: large broadcast companies like BBC steal musicrights and there is nothing me the copyright owner can do about it, so stop racking up a non existing case! WRITE TO STEVE MILLER AND TELL HIM TO SUE THIS POOR SOD WHO DARED PUT THIS FOOTAGE ONLINE

your basic attitude is nice to see....I would like to see it applied in the REAL WORD. So far its all just hot air. now help me get "your law" applied against the BBC :-P I will buy you all a beer if you succeed.
 
chapelgrovefilms said:
1. The artist may not be the owner of the copyright -- it may be a record label. Therefore, the artist's opinion isn't important.

2. Even if the copyright holder would be okay with it, you have to ASK. Get permission. That's the whole point. It's THEIR decision to make, not yours to assume.




Right or wrong, it's the law. You're not allowed to only obey the laws you agree with or that make 'common sense' to you.
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That was my whole point about the history of copyright dating back to the country's founding fathers, its way past the intended spectrum, therefore I don't really find it just for some giant company to rake in cash when copyright was intended to help the artist sustain a living.

And yes, about laws, thats precisely it, you should obey only the ones you find just, if we did anything else we'd still be taxed without representation by the Kind of England, cmon man. Oh and black people would be sitting in the back of the bus still too, among other things... If you study Supreme Court history you will see how the bill of rights was slowly incorporated, the evolution of laws, and how things are run by other humans who can make mistakes...
 
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Kubrick71 said:
That was my whole point about the history of copyright dating back to the country's founding fathers, its way past the intended spectrum, therefore I don't really find it just for some giant company to rake in cash when copyright was intended to help the artist sustain a living.
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The artists seem to be living pretty well to me. They signed the contracts giving copyright to the record labels, just like you and I will sign away our copyright rights to a distributor when we sell our films. Otherwise, we'd have to peddle them ourselves. Which you can still do if you want to.

And yes, about laws, thats precisely it, you should obey only the ones you find just, if we did anything else we'd still be taxed without representation by the Kind of England, cmon man. Oh and black people would be sitting in the back of the bus still too, among other things... If you study Supreme Court history you will see how the bill of rights was slowly incorporated, the evolution of laws, and how things are run by other humans who can make mistakes...
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So you're suggesting rioting and civil disobedience over copyright laws?

You should obey ALL the laws. The ones you feel are unjust, you should fight to have them changed. But by just ignoring copyright law, you open yourself up to civil liability as well as federal criminal charges. Not a smart move, in my opinion.
 
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