Re: Re: Re: Re: Filming computer games....

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Filming computer games....

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: : : : : I'm curious about copyright violation in relation to the various video clips available on e.g. gamespot.com. : : : : : If you use a video camera to record a computer game being played, what can one do/not do with this video. : : : : Dear Mr. Stang, : : : : Copyright infringment is copying not making a video of a scene. I you copy from a video that is another thing. : : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : : 3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463 : : : : 7185430266, aus@auslander.com : : : : ELAINE's Workshop® : : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : : : : Reality Check® : : : Thank you M. Arthur for your reply! : : : Just to make sure; Does this mean I can make record video from the interactive parts of a video game (obviously not the pre-rendered cutscenes) without violating any copyright laws? : : : Who then owns the copyright of the video clip? : : Dear Mr. Stang, : : Just because a work is a copyright infringement, does not destroy the right in a in a work to the infringer. : : M. Arthur Auslander : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : 3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463 : : 7185430266, aus@auslander.com : : ELAINE's Workshop® : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : : Reality Check : Dear M. Arthur : I fail to understand the meaning of your reply. : I'll rephrase my question: : Can one make a video film by recording interactive gameplay from a computer game without violating the copyrights of the computer game. (Will the video film be a copyright infringement?) : Thank you for answering my questions! : -Bendik Stang

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