This really makes no sense. The only way you can get covered by GATT in the US is if the film is copyrighted in it's country of origin and the country is signatory of GATT. Well at least that is what I have been told from copyright people.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Brigid Duffy <[email protected]> wrote: > For example, this note from Wikipedia on "The Snow Maiden": > > The film is listed as being in the public domain on the website of the Russian > Federal Agency of Culture and > Cinematography<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russian_Federal_Agency_of_Culture_and_Cinematography&action=edit&redlink=1> > . [1] <http://www.rosculture.ru/movies_list/listing/show/?id=35442> The > film also lapsed into the public domain in the United States when its US > copyright expired, but the copyright was restored under the GATT treaty. > [2] <http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/1996/61fr68453.html> > > I would call that messy. > > Brigid Duffy > Academic Technology > San Francisco State University > San Francisco, CA 94132-4200 > E-mail: [email protected] > > > On Feb 3, 2011, at 11:18 AM, Jessica Rosner wrote: > > 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. > > > > 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.
