Copyright term, film labeling, and film preservation legislation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 989, H.R. 1248, and H.R. 1734 ... June 1 and July 13, 1995 (1996)

Record Details:

Title:
Copyright term, film labeling, and film preservation legislation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 989, H.R. 1248, and H.R. 1734 ... June 1 and July 13, 1995
Date:
1996
Publisher:
Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office
Volume:
Copyright term, film labeling, and film preservation legislation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on H.R. 989, H.R. 1248, and H.R. 1734 ... June 1 and July 13, 1995
Leaf #:
00077
Language:
English
Subjects:
Copyright -- United States, Copyright -- Motion pictures United States","Motion pictures -- Labeling United States","Motion pictures -- Conservation and restoration United States
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Boston Public Library
Sponsor:
Kahle/Austin Foundation and Omidyar Network
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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71 Page five III. The Role of the National Foundation . Let me be clear about one point. I do not think anyone expects or wants the foundation to fund the preservation of Hollywood studio films, or any films controlled by copyright owners who are capable and willing to preserve them. Such films should be and, in most cases, are being preserved by their owners, either through internal company preservation programs or through collaborative restoration programs established between for-profit companies and non-profit archives. Rather, the foundation's role will be to help preserve those films which are held in the public trust by non-profit institutions and which simply will not survive without public intervention. These films sometimes referred to as "orphan" films constitute a very large and indispensable portion of America's film heritage. They include newsreels, documentaries and actuality footage, independent and avant-garde films, socially significant amateur footage, regional materials of historical interest, films that have fallen into the public domain, and other films of cultural and educational value whose copyright owners are unable or unwilling to provide long-term preservation. Important collections of such films exist in each of the fifty states. They can be found in local archives, museums, historical societies, libraries, universities, and nonprofit associations. And in most cases, the institutions holding these collections cannot afford on their own adequately to preserve them, store them, or make them accessible to the public. This is the reality which film preserving institutions confront on a daily basis. In addition to my work with AMI A, 1 am the Curator of the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Turning to my own institution only as an example, the Archive at UCLA holds many collections of films which are unique or which represent the best