3. COPYRIGHT LAWS
Basically, if someone creates an original work they hold
the copyrights. This means no one else can use the work
without permission, and if they do then they are liable to
being sued. Copyrights do not last though, they
eventually have to be renewed and it costs
money, unfortunately however, they can still last a very
long time. If a company like Disney owns the rights then it
lasts a hundred years. But there are work arounds, if you
use just a small portion or are parodying something then
you should be fine.
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4. BATMAN VS. LEICESTER
Ok, so the people making Batman begins got permission
from a building owner to use his building in the film.
Well, Andrew Leicester apparently had made some radial
towers as art up there and didn’t want his arts message
to be ruined by its being in the movie, so he sued.
Well, it’s kinda hard to sue someone on copyright
infringement when you no longer hold the rights.
Yes, Leicester had handed over the rights to the building
owner when he put the towers up there (an actual verbal
agreement, it’s not like just putting them up there was
handing over the rights) so he no longer had a case.
See the whole story here:
http://www.benedict.com/Visual/Batman/Batman.aspx
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5. BIASES
What’s that? My opinion? Well, first off, I understand the
way the guy felt, I mean, I’d be pretty pissed if my art was
all of associated with an amazing movie and would be
seen by millions. I mean come on, they practically did him
a favor, but I have to say, I never saw the message he was
trying to portray from it in the first place.
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