. . . tends to come under the USC provisions to allow "fair comment"
and recognize that "Parody" is not a derivative work.
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"Finally, here's something else to consider... what about cinemas that
mess
> with the projection? Private theatres . . . . have forsaken projectionists altogether which has led to lots of burnt-out bulbs, flickering bulbs, film stoppages, film interruptions and especially mis-framings. Prints usually come with specific instructions as to what ratio they should be projected (i.e 1.85:1, 1.66:1) and I've seen many mistakes done with this. Are these "derivative" versions? Don't these
> violate copyrights?"
. . . . . are issues of public display, not derivative works.
But let's not go there.
BTW: How come we have all this collective time to follow, research and
respond to this strand. Doesn;t anybody work out there anymore? Come to
think of it, how come I have time to follow this? I gotta get out my
time management manual . . . ;^)
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