Cinema Copying Derivative Work Law 
The IPKat
APRIL 8, 2022
And, while the copyright laws were used to try to keep the film from public view, ultimately it failed, to the continuing benefit of cinematic creation. The tale of Nosferatu shows the sometimes-uneasy relationship between copyright protection and the making of derivative works. Enter the copyright laws.
SpicyIP
JUNE 26, 2024
On a broad reading, there seems to be an obvious conflict of two areas of law, where the RPwD Act mandates fundamental access to all content but the Copyright Act grants the author the right to control how their works are copied.
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Copyright Lately
OCTOBER 25, 2021
In fact, he was so big that when the producers of “Ghostbusters” approached him about writing the theme for their upcoming film, Lewis had to decline because of previous commitments, including his work on the “Back to the Future” soundtrack. The case is New Line Cinema v. Cinema Secrets (2000).
Copyright Lately
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Miramax claims, among other things, that the preparation and sale of these derivative works constitutes copyright infringement because the contractual rights Tarantino reserved in his 1993 agreement with Miramax don’t cover NFTs. A used copy will set you back $1.09; for reasons unknown, a new copy is going for $113.03—In
SpicyIP
MAY 23, 2024
Surabhi is a recent graduate from Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. She is interested in IPR, media, and tech laws and wants to pursue a career in IP and allied areas. It is now absolutely clear that authors are now entitled to royalties for the commercial use of sound recordings, except when screened in cinema halls.
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