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 #:
000124
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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118 This industry-led effort is providing consumers with concise, clear labels so that viewers are actually informed rather than confused by scores of differing, complex and lengthy messages. The marketplace works. It is not appropnate for government to jump in and micromanage this issue. This is not only a bill that would pose terrible problems to the film industry, it would be a devastating precedent that would threaten the bargaining and contractual process that underlies our copyright system. H.R. 1248 is not a simple labeling bill. It is not as it claims, a simple measure to inform consumers of changes made to a film's theatre version. In addition to important technical adaptations, such as "panning and scanning" described above, the bill also would regulate broadcaster editing for community taste and minimal changes made in order to meet a preexisting schedule. Under the bill, if a local TV station edited one minute from the 4 o'clock movie to expand its news hour to cover a breaking local story, it would have to check on whether any of the artistic authors had objected, and if so, include a label. This legislation is an administrative nightmare for not only a video store, but America's television stations and will clearly impede consumer access to films. I. H.R. 1248 WOULD RESULT IN THE DENIGRATION OF HOME VIDEOS H.R. 1248 requires notification to the "artistic author" of a motion picture to determine objections to any "matenal alteration" to a film. If there is any objection, the bill would require a label. For example, if there is objection to "panning and scanning," the