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 #:
000144
Language:
English
Subjects:
Copyright -- United States, Copyright -- Motion pictures United States","Motion pictures -- Labeling United States","Motion pictures -- Conservation and restoration United States
Collection:
Books and Government & Law
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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138 The law may support his right, as an owner, to do this, but should it support his right to advertise it subsequently as the work of artist Y or Z? I would argue "No." Simple logic tells that an artist should be allowed to protect himself from such abuse. If inches are lopped off his work, give him a chance to warn the public that what they are seeing is no longer his. Let viewers know, especially discerning viewers who might be in a position to employ him now, or at some future date, that what they saw does not represent his abilities. It may even, in some cases, harm his reputation. As regards preservation of our film heritage: a nation is esteemed and remembered mainly by the stories it tells about itself. America's undeniable contribution to storytelling is film, and films deteriorate. With them, a cherished record of our heritage vanishes. The government can help prevent this and— for relatively speaking—a pittance. We would not allow the Lincoln Memorial to crumble. We provide a budget to insure that Lincoln's memory is honored in the form of maintenance. I encourage you to throw a few dollars to the maintenance of another great heritage of ours, film. Now to my msdn area of concern today— copyright. You will have heard testimony describing the ineqmty of our current copyright protection of fifty years after an artist's death vs. that of the common market countries of Europe, which lasts for seventy years. You've heard that our current laws amount to a twenty year gift to the Eiiropean Union, since that's how long they can use our artists' works for free, while we have to pay for the use of theirs. We are basically hemorrhaging money, and for nothing in return.