Just wondering Jed does anything NOT sound like fair use to you ? I really
have not kept up with the law on this but it is my understanding that
publishers require written clearance to cover their backs. The only law case
I followed was very odd one in which a very insistent rights holder sued and
won a judgement against VARIETY of all places for the unauthorized use of a
LAUREL & HARDY image. It is Kino's policy never to charge for use of stills
but I gather the going studio rate is around $250 per image. There was a
famous/infamous article that asserted that pulling images from a film WOULD
be covered but using standard issue publicity images would not. Personally I
think it is the other way round but other than the L& H thing
( which was publicity image) I have not heard of any cases.
Bottom line is that publishers are nervous so they want written permission
which in the case of the movies your friend is trying to get, may be a real
pain in the ass
jessica
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