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That thread is at http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=121294
And the original poster of that thread is asking how to obtain clearance to use those clips. If he's willing to pay for clearance, then it's *perfectly* legal. Happens all the time. See Chapter 17 of "Clearance and Copyright" by Michael C. Donaldson, which deals specifically with obtaining single-use and multiple-use clearance of various kinds of film clips. |
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But let's get back to Rick's original post in this thread shall we? I think this "Orphan Works Copyright Bill" is something that we (individually, not necessarily DV Info) need to keep track of. I want to say thanks to Rick for bringing it to our attention. This is very important that this bill does not happen, and it looks like it won't but we (individually, not necessarily DV Info) need to keep our eyes open. |
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It all depends on what the definition of "due diligence" is. It is (especially in this bill) very unclear. Also, I personally don't want to have to take my time, pay a copyright attorney (oh, wait a minute I have one on retainer...) and have to take a bozo to court simply because he thought that "due diligence" was spending 5 minutes on the Internet using MSN search to find out who owned the video that he originally got from my website! And to top it all off I don't even get my attorney fees that I've paid back because the bozo has declared bankruptcy in the middle of the case!
The USA, even though a great country, is very litigious and most cases like the above take years to resolve, if ever. |
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