Copyright case/AIP

[David Blair]

hi Dean,

I have less experience with AIP than you, but from what I have seen I 
would tread lightly. The various parts of the "library" seem a swiss 
cheese of rights, difficult to make out correctly... for instance the 
mid 60's straight to tv stuff is all available, but movies made a few 
years before are not.  The famous example is "It Conquered the World" 
[-not- pd], and its remake, with same script, "Zontar" [pd].

best,
David

Dean Lachiusa wrote:

> Dear Aaron and others concerned about copyright and public domain films,
>
> I've been reading your emails regarding the issue of public domain 
> films in Japan, and I too have had a difficult time getting solid 
> information regarding particular titles.
> I tried to contact *Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc. at 
> *info-licensing at kadokawa-herald.co.jp 
> <Compose?To=info-licensing at kadokawa-herald.co.jp> regarding the 
> license of two titles released in Japan by Daiei, and later released 
> in the USA by American International Pictures (AIP.)  I'm not sure if 
> I will get an answer, and like Aaron alluded to in a previous email, I 
> don't think that I will get results that will be helpful.
>
> Perhaps you can advise me to take another route?  I was thinking that 
> I should continue to (attempt) to find the AIP content 
> holders/copyright-owners, that is, if there is such a contact. 
>
> Problem is, according to Internet scuttlebug, these titles are public 
> domain -- but I have no way to verify if this is a legitimate claim.  
> And companies like RetroMedia and Alpha Video are selling DVD's, but 
> this only means that they are doing this (perhaps) without the 
> copyright owners knowledge.
>
> Oh yes, if you're interested in the titles that I am researching, here 
> is the info:
> Gamera vs Monster X  aka: Gamera tai Daimaju Jaiga (1970) 
>   ON WEBSITE: http://imdb.com/title/tt0065755/
>
> War of the Monsters  aka Daikaij kessen  Gamera tai
> Barugon (1966)
>   ON WEBSITE: http://imdb.com/title/tt0060446/
>
> Please feel free to share this message with those that may
> help,
> Kind Regards,
> Dean Lachiusa, email:  deanlach at yahoo.com

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