[Frameworks] Jazz Music and Avant-Garde Film

[Pip Chodorov]

Chuck,

As a "DVD executive" I can tell you that we 
simply sign contracts with filmmakers in which 
they indemnify us against any copyright claims.

In some cases we have signed contracts for found 
footage films in which we invented the clause 
below (our contract with Martin Arnold is a good 
example). We have never had a problem.

Re:Voir Video understands that the Films are made 
from uncleared, recuperated material, images and 
sounds from previously released feature films. 
Due to the nature of this work, neither Licensor 
nor Re:Voir Video can guarantee that their 
distribution in the form of Home Video Products 
will not incur claims, liens or encumbrances and 
both parties agree to share costs to defend this 
form of work as creative, new and original fair 
use of cultural media fabric.

-Pip



At 8:52 +0000 10/11/17, Chuck Kleinhans wrote:
>
>Not to question the  expertise of fellow 
>frameworkers about film, but I think we need to 
>hear  from intellectual property lawyers and DVD 
>executives on this matter.
>
>As I understand it, music rights for films are 
>handled by a few Hollywood outfits.  All  about 
>rights by artisans and indies are automatically 
>refused by the copyright owners (or some absurd 
>fee is given suitable for commercial cinema and 
>TV).
>
>So you have to work through the spendy lawyers 
>at these intellectual property shops.  Can a 
>starving artist get a break?  probably a matter 
>of luck or accident or pityŠ.but I really don't 
>know.
>
>
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