400-27
480
Motion pictures. (cont'd)
480.04
Motion pictures as derivative works and compilations. (cont'd)
| Preexisting material | "Material added" statement | ||
| 1) | Previously published film footage from a 1924 silent movie. | 2) | All other cinematographic material. |
| 2) | Novel: "The Ghost of Hawk Mountain." | 2) | Television dramatization. |
| 3) | Screenplay registered in 1960. | 3) | Cinematographic material. |
Compilation authorship in a motion picture is generally combined with editing authorship. The following example reflects how this can be stated on an application for registration:
| Preexisting material | "Material Added" statement |
| Assorted newsreel footage, still photographs,and radio commentaries from 1938 to 1940, drawn from various sources. | Compilations and editing of old materials, plus new script and narration, and some new cinematographic material. |
[Numbers 481 through 484 are reserved.]
485
Motion pictures: special problems. Discussed below are special problems and policies that are peculiar to motion pictures.
485.01
Fixation as it relates to publication. The definition of "publication includes the offering to distribute copies ... to a group of persons for purposes of further distribution, public performance, or public
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