Tonight my OH and I watched Searching For Sugarman on France 4. I’d previously seen it (some South African friends had already explained the story of Rodriguez to me). However, my partner hadn’t seen it and didn’t know the story. It’s a great film for those who are looking for something to watch, and it’s in English and subtitled in French so no worries about language barriers. Don’t Google what it’s about though, so you don’t ruin the surprise.
Generally, copyright for films is 70 years after the death of the author/creator.
Does that mean the producer, or who?
Whoever owns copy right in any part of the work. Generally, for films, the rights to exploitation belong to the film company and/or the producer. The director may have copyright in their artistic direction, as may the actors in their respective performances. The actual ownership of the rights will often depend on the country in which the work either originates, or under the jurisdiction applicable to the creation of the work, whether it was a work for hire, etc. Unfortunately, what constitutes copyright and in whom it vests differs depending on whether the applicable law is of anglo-saxon or common law origin, or whether it is of Roman-law origin. Even the very definition of what constitutes a work protectable by copyright can differ depending on the applicable legislation.
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