MetaFilter posts tagged with copyright and film

Edward Samuel's Illustrated History of Copyright

carter — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:49:00 -0800

Edward Samuel's Illustrated History of Copyright A fascinating illustrated historical tour, looking at how different technologies have shaped how we think about copyright and intellectual property.

NOW how am I going to watch Growing Pains?

SassHat — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:24:40 -0800

TV-Links website shut down, site creator arrested. Says David Rock, who awaits charges, "It was just a hobby." Despite not actually hosting the content, Rock has been accused of "facilitation of infringement."

Free Movies Fallen out of Copyright

crunchland — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:21:55 -0800

Free Movies, Documentaries, Cartoons, TV-Shows, Music & Comedy - 100% handpicked content chosen to inform, educate, shock and entertain you. Most of the old films and cartoons are in public domain: "when a work's copyright or patent restrictions expire, it enters the public domain and may be used by anyone for any purpose." The newer media is probably not in public domain, they are just freely available for some unknown reason. Tomorrow they could be gone.

sunny day...

amberglow — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:49:52 -0800

Ernest and Bertram --short film, formerly one of the best films you can't see after debuting at Sundance in 2002, with Sesame's lawyers then cracking down and forcing it to be pulled--now on youtube.

I got Madonna's big sound comin' outta my left ear, and Toby the chap... I don't know what comin' outta my right

Smedleyman — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:04:32 -0800

Remember cleanflicks the outfit that digitally sanitized films? The Directors Guild of America recently won their lawsuit against them and companies like them for copyright violation. Prev

Give respect, get respect

Down10 — Sun, 03 Aug 2003 11:32:53 -0800

"Movies: They're worth it!" In a move to educate those darn thieving kids and their evil P2P file-sharing networks which are used to trade ripped movies, the MPAA has launched a public service campaign to explain, in layman's terms, why violating their copyrights is wrong. …Yes, these are the same people who have just brought us an entire summer of bloated sequels, shameless celebrity vehicles and uninspired hack-work. Respect!

baylink — Tue, 27 Jun 2000 10:01:18 -0800

And now, here's something we hope you'll really like...
Californian David Simon decided that It Would Be Nice If you could use the Internet like your VCR. The MPAA and the Studios disagreed. Is this guy crazy? Or crazy like a fox?