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 #:
000126
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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120 the consumer. The bill's complicated, time-consuming process of tracking down the artistic author(s) to determine objections to "material alterations" poses significant impediments to the distribution of a film. The delay for negotiating an acceptable resolution and repackaging the cassettes with an adequate label could deny retailers access to the product during the peak marketing window immediately following the principal theatre exhibition promotion campaign. The legislation would also provide for an injunction against further distribution of inadequately or improperly labeled products, literally pulling them right off the shelf. H.R. 1248 threatens not only the thousands of mostly small businesses who provide motion pictures in videocassette form to the public, but even more importantly, the customers millions of Amencans who look to home video for a wide variety of affordable and convenient family entertainment. ill. H.R. 1248'S RECOGNITION OF MORAL RIGHTS THREATENS OUR THRIVING FILM INDUSTRY Along with the other members of CACC, VSDA strongly opposes H.R. 1248 because applying moral rights to motion pictures sets a dangerous precedent and threatens our thriving U.S. copyright system. We are concerned that H.R. 1248 is sought, at least in part, to strengthen the artist's economic bargaining power vis-a-vis the studios