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1. Copyright, Property and the Film Collector

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Nevins, Francis M.

Abstract

Legal issues surrounding the collecting of movies are analyzed with the conclusion that neither law nor public policy supports a cause for action against the ultimate consumer of film prints and that it is not in a studio's economic interest to bring such actions against collectors. (JT)

Published
1975

2. The New Copyright Act and the Classroom Use of Videotaped Films.

Author

Nevins, Francis M.

Abstract

The implications of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976 for the use of videotapes in the classroom is examined in light of the recent marketing of home videotaping units. Universal Studios vs Sony Corp. is discussed, along with problems that are left unresolved by the new copyright act. (BH)

Published
1978

3. The Film Collector, the FBI, and the Copyright Act.

Author

Nevins, Francis M.

Abstract

Current developments in both the civil and criminal law as they relate to the hobby of film collecting are analyzed. The first-sale doctrine, court cases involving copyrights of films, and the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in confiscating films on behalf of the Film Security Office of the Motion Picture Association of America are discussed. (JMD)

Published
1977

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