At one point the issue with the Russian films was that they had not signed the GATT treaty, but I assume they have since. Mosfilm had a huge problem in the US because there was an insane bootlegger here that usually went by the name of St. Petersburg films that actually tried to file copyright claims at the Library of Congress on most Russian classics. The guy was a real piece of work and Mosfilms rep here took him to court many times and did win. I actually had to file some paperwork for Kino which had some of the films under contract and even had to speak to the guys parole officer.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Brewer, Michael < [email protected]> wrote: > While it may be messy (who actually owns what, because of changes in the > studio system), these things are all clearly under copyright. In the 1990s > things we messy, but since then, with the signing of various international > treaties, a great deal of what was published in the Soviet period is > protected (even though it once was not in the US). > > mb > > > > Michael Brewer > > Team Leader for Instructional Services > > University of Arizona Libraries > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jessica Rosner > *Sent:* Thursday, February 03, 2011 9:22 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] Apple making available Russian films without > approval > > > > I don't know if this has anything to do with this but the copyright status > on a lot of Russian films of that period is messy. > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Brewer, Michael < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting. Can’t imagine this will continue, but it is interesting that > it made it into an app in the first place: > http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/general/1282492/apple-approves-itunes-films-that-break-copyright > > > > Michael Brewer > > Team Leader for Instructional Services > > University of Arizona Libraries > > [email protected] > > > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > > > > -- > Jessica Rosner > Media Consultant > 224-545-3897 (cell) > 212-627-1785 (land line) > [email protected] > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected]
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
