Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but I figured if anyone
could provide an answer y'all could.
I'd like to obtain authorization to use a number of classic
film noir films in my classroom: The Maltese Falcon, The
Third Man, The Lady from Shanghai, The Big Sleep and Key
Largo. I need to know the agency that I can request
authorization from, both to use short excerpts from these
films and on occasion to show one or more of them in their
entirety.
In the past, short citations from films (up to 3 minutes in
length) were considered to fall under the fair use
provisions, and thus were exempt from the need to obtain
prior authorization. A new interpretation commissioned by the
education ministry asserts that to show a small portion of a
film infringes on the artistic integrity of the work, and
hence is not allowed. So if I'm to avoid becoming a hardened
criminal, I need to request authorization.
Kafka would be proud, n'est-ce pas?
Cheers, --- Phil Lycé¥ Astier, Aubenas, France
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