FAQs from 'Film & Copyright'
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Can I distort or change the colours and textures of
photographs and artworks for use in my film? Can I use a small part of a song if the lyrics are changed
and the character is singing it to himself (badly)?Can I use part of a broadcast of the Olympic Games as part
of my film?Can I use photos and artworks taken from books and the
Internet in my documentary? Can I write a screenplay based on a short story by an
English writer who died 60 years ago?Do I need permission to make a film screenplay based on a
book which is based on fact?Do I need permission to reproduce a work from someone else's
reproduction of it? Do I need permission to use a film of a performance by
performers who were not aware they were being filmed? I would be using this
film as part of a documentary.Do I need permission to use include a television showing a
film in the background of my film?Do I need permission to use parts of TV advertisements in my
film?Do I still need copyright permission if I've made changes?Do we need permission to include 10-second extracts of
footage of people playing sport or performing a dance in our music video? How can I protect the work I have done so far on my film? I
want to present the concepts to producers.I am a film student. For my assessment project I wish to
reproduce 15 seconds from various films and slow the images down. What
copyright laws do I need to be aware of to make the film?I am writing a screenplay based on my play that has been
performed. Do I need permission from the actors and others who workshopped the
play and helped me develop it?I have almost completed my screenplay and now I have seen a book
that deals with the same themes in a similar way. Is there a copyright problem?I want to film some photographs taken in the 1930s in my
documentary. Can I reproduce them from a book or do I need the permission of
the museum which holds the original photographs?I want to include a public domain musical work in the
soundtrack to my film and have found a recording made in 1958. Can I use it?We are making a documentary, and in one scene, we
incidentally filmed a band playing in the background. The tune they are playing
is recognisable-is there any provision for the incidental filming of music?What if the copyright owner refuses permission?What should I do if the copyright owner has died or I can't
find them?Who owns copyright in a promotional video we made for a
client? Who owns the master tape? Who is responsible for clearing rights for
further use of it?Why do I need to get permission from several people just to
use a clip from a video?Will I own copyright in a screenplay that I write if it is
based on the story of someone's life?
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