If the image is actually a frame of the film, and the article is scholarly, it is surely such a tiny percentage of the film as to constitute fair use. If it is a photographic still (shot during filming or posed), it may have a different owner from the film itself.
Kvetch: I have seen another UK scholarly publisher who required that permission for any images be released "for perpetuity, in all formats." Obviously they are envisaging electronic as well as paper images, and electronic archives, but the wording is insanely broad. I doubt the Louvre would release permission for an image the Mona Lisa under that wording, even though in fact the Mona Lisa does seem to be public property for perpetuity in all formats (including T-shirts, mousepads, and mugs). I mean--I don't think anyone except an artist who had done the work for hire would agree to that wording, no matter what the situation. I just have a vision of the publisher eventually looking over their permissions and going into the t-shirt and tote-bag business. Judy Shoaf ________________________________ A PhD student wants to use a still-image from a movie to illustrate her article, but the article publisher (Berg Publishers, UK) wants to make sure she obtains the copyright holder permission or clearance to use it. The movie is Playtime by Jacque Tati (1967). -- Chuck McCann Strozier Library Scholars Common 850-644-5924 http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/multimedia http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/profile.php?uid=12569 http://www.youtube.com/user/fsulibraries
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