Service Training Films

[hdavis]

>Seems to me that I read that old copyright laws were
> only good for a limited number of years..then it goes
> into the public domain???? Unless the copyright holder
> resubmits the copyright....Am I way off in left field
> on this????
>Rob Teed 74 Painted Desert

No. But, any work published after 1964 has an automatic 95 year term - and
no need for the copyright holder to apply for an extension. This is all
supposing that the original work was protected by a copyright notice (not
required for publications since 1978). Publishing a document without the
copyright notice included in the document was a release into the public
domain.

So, a simple check to see if copyright protection is in force is to look
for a copyright notice on the document. No notice = no copyright for most
of what we are interested in. (Documents published after 1978 don't need
the copyright notice in the US)

Henry

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[edgar kremer]

> Ed, this caveat is a "little off the wall" isn't it?
>
> These films are 25 years old! I doubt that GM or Cinnabar would want to
> litigate -for what purpose? Are these fils any differnt than copying GMC
> schematics? If I am missing something I trust you will enlighten me.
>
> BTW, I never suggested putting this info on the Web but would share my
> films with other GMC clubs without any hint of commercial return.
>
> Ed Says,
>
> >ANY form of copying w/o written permission mostly likely would be
> >infringement,
> >particularly if it were posted on the web for "public" access.
> >

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My contact w/copyright is limited to video production &, therefore, I don't
claim any expertise. One example I can cite: The producer of a public
service TV show requested permission from the copyright owner of a book to
use a portion of the text in the show, a non-profit, non-commercial show.
Permission was denied. Why? The owner had nothing to lose, & would have
gained exposure for his book. Copyrights are guarded like gold. It's my
understanding that if you fail to protect them, you virtually lose them.

If you wrote a book & Hollywood made a movie based on that book & failed to
compensate you because the book was 25? years old, would you "write it off"?

Again, I'm not an expert & I don't mean to offend you or anyonew/different
views, but the implications could be far reaching. I have been involved in
several seminars containing copyright discussions. One thing they do is "put
the fear of God" in you.

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