Question about films Stills/lobby cards copyright and terms of use

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Thanks michiko(and aaron) for the feedback & useful informations!
The copyright issue seems to be a very tricky one, especially when it comes to
'free online-publishing' ! :)





Selon "Ito, Michiko" <mito at mail.ku.edu>:

> This website's "Image Use Protocol Guide" gives basic guidance to North
> American Japanese Studies scholars who seek permissions for the use of
> Japanese images.  You may find this useful.
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> http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ncc/imageuse/index.html
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> Michiko Ito
> Japanese Studies Librarian
> East Asian Library
> University of Kansas Libraries
> Watson Library
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> Lawrence KS 66045-7544
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> [mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Aaron
> Gerow
> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 2:16 PM
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: Re: Question about films Stills/lobby cards copyright and terms
> of use
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> > I heard such stills were 'free of use' as long as they were used for
> > magazine (a reason why Hotwax has chosen the magazine format?)
>
> This can vary from country to country and from studio to studio. In
> general, the major studios in Japan only allow free use of stills for
> the period the film is in initial release (or coming out on DVD soon
> thereafter). After that, you need permission and must sometimes pay a
> usage fee. Independent companies are more willing to let you use them
> for free, but you should definitely contact them as well. Stills are
> copyrighted material and should be handled with care. In most cases, it
> does not matter where it is being published. US academic publishers
> these days are demanding written permission for all stills used that may
> still be copyrighted.
>
> Aaron Gerow
> KineJapan owner
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> Assistant Professor
> Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures Yale
> University
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