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 #:
000545
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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537 54 Film Preservation 1993 onto safety film. The remaining 13 nitrate titles are due for completion September 1, 1993. Vault conditions exceed the generally accepted industry standards and appropriate elements are geographically separated. One added note, all sound elements have been protected and all sound nitrate elements have been copied onto safety film. Preservation and restoration are two separate items, but when you restore a film, when you go back and clean it up, you then naturally make a new protection element. It's only logical to do that. If you go to the trouble to restore something, you don't want to use the old protection element, which may not be as fine quality as a new one would be. Briefly, I hope, -that has been my presentation. Do you have any questions? MR. TABB: We'll save the questions for later. Thank you very much. Mr. Bell? Roger Bell, Director of Administration, Library Services, Fox Studios Operations MR. BELL: I just want to add a brief note here. I just want to mention that since 1975 we've had a restoration program in which we've converted over 800 titles. We're about to embark on a program of redoing the early safety film where the original negative is damaged. And that will start immediately. And as, of course, everyone knows, we're about to digitize the Movietone News Library. Thank you. MR. TABB: Mr. Ainsworth? Statement of Gray Ainsworth, Director of Film Operations, MGM Worldwide SenioM, Mctro-Gold«yB-Majcr MR. AINSWORTH: Yes, my name is Gray Ainsworth. I'm the director of film operations for Metro^oldwyn-Mayer and would probably have to be considered the youngster of the group, ironic as that may sound. MGM has had the last several years a quite confusing history and turbulent. So we're really here to learn just as much as contribute. And I appreciate the opportunity to come here and take part. If we agree that film is preferred medium on which to store moving images, then it is the responsibility of the owners and keepers of our Ubraries to protect them. In a current world of private ownership and sales generated exploitation, we have a built in