From: Jonathan M Hall (email suppressed)
Date: Fri Dec 05 2008 - 20:46:02 PST
Dear Freya,
Thanks very much for the generous and good suggestions.
Jonathan
On 4 Dec 2008, at 08:57, Freya wrote:
> Hiya Jim,
>
> Japan has been a part of the Berne convention for some scary amount
> of time, the txt seems fine but it is worth making sure that before
> the text you have the notice "(c) 2009 Freya" (or whatever is
> appropriate for you) preferably with the copyright symbol. So it is
> clear that you are exerting your copy rights and not releasing the
> work as public domain. This used to be a requirement in some
> countries but even tho it's maybe not so much anymore, I think it
> is polite and clear.
>
> Copying might be a better word than duplication too as duplication
> has specific connotations and implications.
>
> I'm not sure how much writing anything will stop people from
> copying it tho but it doesn't hurt to make it clear how you feel
> about it from the outset and it doesn't cost anything to do so. :)
>
> Under the Berne convention a work is copyright from the moment it
> is created. You do not need to register it for it to be so.
>
> See the archives for loads of discussions of this stuff. ;)
>
> Good luck with the project!
>
> love
>
> Freya
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 12/4/08, Jonathan M Hall <email suppressed> wrote:
>
>> From: Jonathan M Hall <email suppressed>
>> Subject: copyright language
>> To: email suppressed
>> Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 2:49 PM
>> Dear Frameworkers,
>>
>> I've been helping a Japanese exp. filmmaker, now quite
>> advanced in years and very much esteemed. He is producing
>> his own DVD-boxset of his collected filmwork, and has
>> written to me asking what language is best to indicate on
>> the materials that copying of the DVD is prohibited. I
>> thought the following phrase might work, but could
>> Frameworkers suggest better language? He's producing
>> the DVDs in Japan, but with English subtitles. Is
>> copyrighting the DVD important or necessary (the films are
>> already copyrighted themselves)?
>>
>> "Unauthorized duplication of this DVD, in whole or in
>> part, is strictly prohibited."
>>
>> I'm sorry for the rudimentary nature of my question,
>> but I hope a generous Frameworker might help--or point me in
>> the right direction.
>>
>> Jonathan M Hall
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jonathan M. Hall
>> Assistant Professor
>> Comparative Literature/ Film & Media Studies
>> University of California Irvine
>> HIB 320
>> Irvine CA 92697-2651 USA
>>
>> tel 1-949-824-9629
>> fax 1-949-824-1992
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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