And the bigger the project, the more daunting they get: who gets paid (actors, directors, etc)., when and how, union rules, copyrights, foreign rights, merchandise (T shirts, action figures) and on and on.
Copyright Act of 1790, law enacted in 1790 by the U.S. Congress to establish rules of copyright for intellectual works created by citizens and legal residents of the United States.
A20 Court Rules on Copyright Case The Supreme Court ruled in a dispute between two filmmakers that, once the copyright on a creative work has expired, others may copy it and pass it off as their own without incurring liability.
But the rules of copyright are so ambiguous, and the courts so slow, that the judicial system serves largely to implement the law of the jungle.
"This is part of the larger context of what should be and what are proper rules for copyright in an Internet age".
This chapter discusses the rules regarding copyright and permissions.
However, industrial design does not follow the same rules of copyright as art.
== * I'm pretty sure, though not positive, that due to various blurry rules about copyright and whatever around live shows, this isn't something that YouTube would encourage.
The problem is that AllofMP3 operates under a different set of rules (Russian copyright law) than the rest of the companies.
This video looks like it might have been ripped from the BBC's coverage and re-posted, in which case it would fall foul of YouTube's rules on copyright.
