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 #:
000145
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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139 You have heard testimony to the effect that an artist's work is his legacy, the means by which he hopes to provide for his children, and his children's children. Even in writing film, for which 1 hold no copyright, I count on the duration of the film owners' copyright which ensures that I am compensated for future exploitation of my work on television, videocassettes, £ind possible merchandising or publication, the use of film clips and so on. The duration of these rights is my main concern today. I have two young sons, eight and six. They seem proud of the work 1 do. One even shows signs of being a bit of a storyteller himself. On occasion quite a big storyteller. If either of them should chose to launch his little boat on the same dangerous waters as Dad, I'd like him to expect that at the end of a lifetime of hard work in the arts, he could anticipate a certain degree of respect for his accomplishments and that this respect would be reflected in the law. But at the moment, I'm compelled to explain things as follows. I make stories for a living. If I made a chair, or a shoulder bag, or a pot, it would belong to me for as long as I lived, or until I chose to sell it. It would be mine to give to them, and then it would become theirs to give to their children, and so on. Instead, I make stories, and they can only belong to my family until fifty years after my death. When my older son—who is very smart and curious— asks me why my stories can be taken away after fifty years, I say "It's the law." When he asks why can laws take things away from people, I try to explain what laws are, how they come about, and why we're lucky to live under